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==Rationality contra logic==

==Rationality contra logic==

A [[logical argument]] is sometimes described as "rational" if it is [[validity|logically valid]]. However, rationality is a much broader term than logic, as it includes "uncertain but sensible" arguments based on probability, expectation, personal experience and the like, whereas logic deals principally with provable facts and demonstrably valid relations between them. For example, [[ad hominem]] arguments are ''logically'' unsound, but in many cases they may be ''rational''. A simple philosophical definition of rationality refers to one's use of a "practical syllogism". For example,  

A [[logic]]al argument is sometimes described as "rational" if it is logically valid. However, rationality is a much broader term than logic, as it includes "uncertain but sensible" arguments based on probability, expectation, personal [[experience]] and the like, whereas logic deals principally with provable [[fact]]s and demonstrably valid relations between them. For example, [[ad hominem]] arguments are ''logically'' unsound, but in many cases they may be ''rational''. A simple philosophical definition of rationality refers to one's use of a "practical syllogism". For example,  

:I am cold

:I am cold