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Logic

/ˈlɒdʒɪk/

The study of valid reasoning and inference.

The Greek roots

λόγος
lógos
word, reason, account

Literally: the art of reasoning

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The story of the word

Lógos meant word, speech, and reason all at once. The 'logical art' became the discipline of sound argument.

The same roots elsewhere

Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.

In a sentence

Her argument followed a cold, clean logic.

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