informal logic

noun

That branch of logic whose task is to develop non-formal standards, criteria, procedures for the analysis, interpretation, evaluation, criticism and construction of argumentation in everyday discourse.

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Meanings

nouninformal logic (countable and uncountable, plural informal logics)

plural informal logics

  1. countableuncountableThat branch of logic whose task is to develop non-formal standards, criteria, procedures for the analysis, interpretation, evaluation, criticism and construction of argumentation in everyday discourse.
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APA

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“informal logic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/informal%20logic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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