This is part two of a series about the Trivium Method for self-teaching. Gene Odening will accompany us through the next three episodes.Covered today:-GRAMMAR REVIEW: The effect of grammar is to produce primary, or first-order, knowledge of a subject (19:00)-The utility of mythology and the subjective thought process-Law of Non-Contradiction (38:00)contradictions exist only within the mind of man through the misuseof free will (misinterpretations). Logic is meant to minimize these misinterpretations.-Truth vs belief (41:50)One of the most overused words without an definition attached is "truth"truth: a proposition in correspondence with objective, factual reality (i.e., a conceptual statement with no innate disagreements)-English is a confusing language, denotation and connotation -The 4 components of logicWhat is reasoning? (53:50)a) The Rules of Deductive Reasoning - mentally taking ideas apart b) The Rules of Inductive Reasoning- mentally putting ideas togetherc) The Rules of definition - genus and differentia (1:06:00)d) Informal Fallacies overview (1:11:00)-Fallacies of Relevance-Fallacies of Presumption-Fallacies of AmbiguityLook Closer: Trivium and Quadrivium Cliff Notes by Gene Odening by 8thestate Trivium Method of Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving by 8thestateJan Irvin's Site, Trivium Education - http://www.triviumeducation.com/T&H Trivium Resources - https://www.tragedyandhope.com/trivium/The Lost Tools of Learning, by Dorothy Sayers - http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.htmlMark Passio, What On Earth Is Happening (11/13/11) - The Trivium - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d_-_nbbTgGreek Mythology: God and Goddesses - Documentary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3vClVdnREGeneral Semantics: Alfred Korzybski -- how the nervous system 'abstracts' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjwJSE_qvA