Logical Reasoning

Virginia SOL DM.LR.1

Develop and apply logical arguments using reasoning and symbolic logic.

What students need to be able to do

  • Use Venn diagrams to codify and solve logic problems.
  • Express logical statements in symbolic form.
  • Represent a conditional statement as its converse, inverse, and contrapositive.
  • Describe how symbolic logic maps processes in computer applications.
  • Construct a truth table to display all possible input combinations and their outputs.
  • Identify rules of inference and model logical statements including De Morgan's Law.
  • Apply logical reasoning to model contextual situations and make decisions.