Thesis Logic Workshop

Capstone Task // Peer Analysis

Date: ____________________

Objective

In this final workshop, you will apply the entire "Logical Lens" toolkit to your own academic writing or the writing of a peer. By stripping away rhetoric and formalizing claims into WFFs, you will test the internal consistency of your arguments.

1 Natural Language Argument

Paste or write a single paragraph from your thesis draft or a complex academic source. It must contain at least one conditional or complex claim.

2 Atomic Proposition Mapping

P:

Q:

R:

S:

3 Formal Well-Formed Formula

Symbolize the entire argument as a single WFF. Ensure all parentheses are correctly grouped to avoid ambiguity.

Logical Audit (Peer Review)

Swap papers with a peer. They must answer the following based only on your WFF:

Does the symbolic formula accurately represent the natural language claims? (If no, why?)

Is the formula a valid WFF? (Check recursive syntax rules.)

Identify one 'rhetorical flourish' in the original text that was correctly discarded.

Thesis Logic Workshop Sheet

Thesis Logic Workshop Sheet