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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Being able to break down arguments into syllogisms in AEIO form. There are 256 distinct forms and 24 of them are valid logical statements.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_valid_argument_forms

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Studying this topic in early university added a lot of value to my thinking process. Also software developers can relate intuitively. And yet, somehow surprisingly few people know how to break down their arguments in this way.