Logic is a fascinating subject for students in middle school or high school. As a fundamental part of the trivium, logic study will impart to students the skills needed to craft accurate statements and identify the flawed arguments found so frequently in editorials, commercials, newspapers, journals and every other media. We regard the mastery of logic as a "paradigm" subject by which we evaluate, assess and learn other subjects--it is a sharp knife with which we can carve and shape all manner of wood. Mastery of logic is a requisite skill for mastering other subjects.
There are several branches of logic, and our three levels of curriculum focus on teaching informal, and formal logic, as well as to supply students with the tools to create their own logical arguments. The three texts are modular, and while we generally recommend that students begin with informal logic study in The Art of Argument, the following two texts, Discovery of Deduction and The Argument Builder, can be used in any order. Each of these logic courses recognize that students are living in the 21st century and couch the logical concepts in real-life, often humorous examples.