The need for logical presentation in a public speech

Abstract

People think logically, though sometimes illogically, from the earliest times of their existence. However, not everyone is familiar with the basic principles that distinguish logical from illogical forms of thinking. Logic, as a science, is the systematic study of these principles. The rules of logic are guides to correct reasoning just as the rules of grammar are guides to correct writing and speaking. Based on her ownlong-term observations and personal experience of public speaking, the author of the article offers some principles of logically coherent speech, analyzes logical errors that occur during deductive and inductive inferences and conclusions, and also offers a number of practical tasks aimed at training logical speech.