Logic and Thinking

A wonderful little logic book, that can be enjoyed on several levels. First of all it is a great homeschooling resource. Second, it's a useful way to get research if you're stuck on a logic test. Thirdly, it is peppered throughout with great cartoons from the classics "Calvin and Hobbes" and "Peanuts" as well as the less classic "Dilbert." Lastly, it's just plain hilarious! You'll laugh your head off with anecdotes about putting a smoke detector in the fireplace. Absolutely, don't miss.

Not too long ago, Zoombinis enjoyed the good life. Though they all looked slightly different--different eyes, noses, hair, feet--such differences meant nothing to the Zoombinis. And so they lived happily on Zoombini Isle, making small, useful products, which were prized the world over." So begins an unsuspectingly addictive CD-ROM, featuring uncommonly fun reasoning games that require serious problem solving and math-thinking work. Yet the perils that face this cheerful society are not as fearsome as the amount of time you'll potentially spend on this pursuit. Beware the chubby, chattering Zoombinis if you don't want to get hooked to your computer for at least 90 minutes a session!

The stated aim of the author is to promote critical reading, and appreciate what is good. "The capacity to read is a precious gift of God and this book is designed to encourage people to use this gift to its fullest." (From the preface)

Where do you go in logic after you've mastered beginning logic? Intermediate Logic by James Nance takes students and parents to the next levels. James Nance is the logic instructor for the eighth-grade class at Logos School, Moscow, Idaho, and this material has been tried and refined for years. This text is an excellent follow-up to Doug Wilson's Introductory Logic in the Mars Hill Series. Together they can constitute a full, one-year course in logic. Covering topics in logic too often reserved for a college course, this text simplifies formal proofs and truth trees for propositional logic for the eighth grader and up.

Designed for junior high use, these lessons cover logical statements, fallacies, syllogisms, and many other elements. This course is a thorough introduction and serves as both a self-contained course as well as a preparatory course for more advanced studies.