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The Reasoning Railroad — Mystery Train

Adult Introduction We all know intrinsically how to reason – it is part of our created being. Nevertheless, the powers of reason, like other innate abilities, can be strengthened and refined through exercise and instruction. Our purpose here is to teach formal...

Matthew 5:19

I have a question about some scripture. It is Matthew 5:19. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom...

The Trivium Pursuit Story

Thank you, Old Schoolhouse Magazine, for allowing us to tell your readers about how our family launched a book writing and publishing business. It was shortly after our first child was born in 1975 that we latched onto the idea of homeschooling. After some...

The Homeschool Movement in Germany

In September, 2004 we interviewed Sebastian and Kathleen Engelhardt, a young couple homeschooling their son in Germany. Q: What is homeschooling like in Germany? A: The Americans who live in Germany on the military bases have no problems in homeschooling. It's the...

Nehemiah 1-2

PASSAGE TO READ: Nehemiah 1:1-11 & 2:1-8 A Selected portion: 1:3  And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are...

Inductive and Deductive Bible Studies

The labels inductive and deductive may be applied to several things, including methods of reasoning and methods of studying. A deductive approach moves from the rule to the example, and an inductive approach moves from the example to the rule. I will first...

Two Methods of Reasoning

An Introduction to Inductive and Deductive Logic Fixing Flawed Thinking We often suppose that the other guy's thinking is flawed, without even considering whether the real problem is actually with our own thinking. We tend to elevate our limited observations and our...

Formal and Informal Fallacies

Logical Fallacies A fallacy is a defect in an argument which misleads the mind. The defect may be intentional or unintentional. If the defect is intentional, we sometimes call it a sophism. One's understanding of fallacies may be used for good, in order to avoid or...

Logic — A Suggested Course of Study

I am preparing to teach an introduction to logic course to my seventh graders this fall, and all four of them are excited about it. I have never taught logic, and all that I have learned came from Martin Cothran’s Traditional Logic. I’m trying to go through...

Why Study Logic?

Why Study Logic? Perhaps the most important thing to give your child to prepare him to confront this world is a firm grasp of logical thinking skills. Without this refined skill — the ability to reason correctly — his thinking is not firmly anchored, but is "tossed to...

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