Logic and Reasoning

Pearline Scott developed a mathematics lesson that requires the students to use logic and reasoning to sort blocks by the following attributes: color, size, shape, and thickness. Scott lists the required materials and highlights the lesson procedures. This lesson is best suited for use with kindergarten or elementary school classes. The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, provides the lesson online as part of the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) program.

That is to say , by far the majority of generalizations usually employed in arguments about social , legal , or scientific matters are reached inductively and are at best only probable . This does not mean that they ought to be ...