Observations/Reflections: On Logic in my Formal Writing
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 7/29/2011
Written: 1/27/2010
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin

There are classifications of statements used in my formal writing.

Element Categories
1. SECTIONS
a. Primary Devices
i. Introduction
1. Problem
ii. Promise
iii. Argument
1. Point/Proposition (with Subs)
2. Counter/Proposition
iv. Conclusion
b. Secondary Devices
i. [qst]Question
ii. [sig] Signal
iii. [pnt] Point
iv. [cnt] Counter (point)
v. [clr] Clarification/Qualification
vi. [trn] Transition
vii. [sum] Summary

2. STATEMENTS (directional classification)
a. Declarative - is/is not
b. Possible - or
c. Conditional - if
d. Forward (and necessary) - Thus/Then
e. Parallel - and/also
f. Counter - But/However
(This is not coded, as is should be apparent in the sentence structure)

Truth Criteria
1. TYPE (either of the three can be a proposition)
a. o/ Observation
b. d/Declaration
c. i/Inference
2. SCALE
T0<. Needs no support
T1<. Seems self-evident
T2<. Provisionally accepted
T3<. Needs minor support
T4<. Needs major support
(Should have predisposition towards upper end of scale)

NOTES:
• Also note my earlier notes on this topic: http://www.flintmcglaughlin.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=%22use+of+logic%22