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<h1><u><strong>&quot;LOGOS&quot;</strong></u></h1>
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The means of persuasion by demonstration of logical proof, real or apparent; One of the three kinds of artistic proof in Aristotle's rhetorical theory. Logos is a broader idea than formal logic--the highly symbolic and mathematical logic that you might study in a philosophy course. Logos refers to any attempt to appeal to the intellect, the general meaning of &quot;logical argument.&quot;<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let us begin with a simple proposition: What democracy requires is public debate, not information. Of course it needs information too, but the kind of information it needs can be generated only by vigorous popular debate. We do not know what we need to know until we ask the right questions, and we can identify the right questions only by subjecting our ideas about the world to the test of public controversy. Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is beter understood as its by product. When we get into arguments that focus and fully engage our attention, we become avid seekers of relevant information. Otherwise, we take in information passively--if we take it in at all.</span><br />
Christopher Lasch, &quot;The Lost Art of Political Argument&quot; <br />
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