Instructions: Write 300-400 words (just over one double-spaced page) on the weekly prompt. The journal assignments are meant to guide your reading comprehension, inspire reflection, create a personal connection, and encourage you to have new philosophical experiences. In writing the journal, be sure to respond to all aspects of the prompt.
Why would anyone go through the hassle of translating sentences and arguments into formal logic? In other words, what is the value of clear, formalized reasoning of the sort we’ve discussed this week? Answer in the abstract, and then give a concrete example. Describe a recent conversation when clarity of thinking and reasoning would have been helpful.
