Formalized arguments

Abstract

This paper is a detailed study of formalized arguments. The paper argues in defense of the thesis that formalized arguments are of great importance to the overall development of the Nigerian nation. This importance, the paper opines, informed the decision of Nigerian Universities commission to popularize logic through making "Philosophy and Logic" a compulsory General Studies Course in Nigerian Universities. Formalized arguments, the paper argues, are the primary concerns of logic and logic itself "is sometimes regarded as the most fundamental branch of philosophy". All Nigerian under-graduates, the paper argues, are expected by the Nigerian Universities commission to study formalized arguments at the general studies level since "logic is primarily concerned with cases of formalized arguments" (Uduigwomen 43). While not expecting Nigeria's leader of the thought to register for courses in formalized arguments, this paper argues that leaders of thought in Nigeria, through the impact those who study formalized arguments have on them, must understand and use logical principles properly, to guard against fallacies in the articulation of policies.