The contributions of thinkers in a vast range of subjects have spread the influence of logic throughout the intellectual landscape. They have made it increasingly easy to impress students with the importance of logic and to explicate its nature. The contributions of twentieth-century political debate highlight the need for logically aware citizens. Further, the prominence of the law and legal issues make it easier to relate logic to the world. A subject that is inherently beautiful has become suffused with fun as well.
Nothing is more useful in bringing logic to students.
At the same time, it embraces logical ideas in linguistics, computer science, law, philosophy, politics, and comic opera. Significant time is devoted to natural language debating. Significant time is devoted to questions that are demonstrably unanswerable. Significant time is devoted to fun. The course is not difficult.