Studying logic trains reasoning power more than memorizing its rules

Evidence

It is by this mental training rather than by the explicit, positive knowledge of its technical rules, that logic gives us the power and habit of thinking clearly. Probably more than any other science, a careful study trains and develops the reasoning powers, not merely the power of thinking consistently, but the power of discovering the truth. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1316

Categorization

• SEED: Article angle: evidence-based comparison of logic training versus rule memorization for legal reasoning skill.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1316
• XREF: connects to: Reasoning requires recognizing real logical connections and relationships among facts — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 247; Cognitive off-loading diminishes essential neural engagement in students. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 1006; The brain’s all-or-nothing neuron firing resembles binary logic — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 12

Broader Connections

• Reasoning requires recognizing real logical connections and relationships among facts #expands (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 247