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1	->''"A = A"''
2	-->-- ''The law of identity, the first of the three classical laws of thought''
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4	[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin An index of tropes having to do with logic.]] As you can see, many of these {{trope}}s detail ways in which writers can [[LogicalFallacies fail at logic]]. For some reason, there aren't nearly as many about correct logic...
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6	Compare IntelligenceTropes. Contrast MadnessTropes and EmotionTropes, which frequently defy logic in various ways.
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8	!!Tropes:
9	[[index]]
10	[floatboxright:
11	See also:
12	+ LogicalFallacies
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14	* TwoPlusTortureMakesFive
15	* ArkhamsRazor (In fiction, the oddest solution is probably correct)
16	* BatDeduction
17	* Catch22Dilemma (You have to do A in order to do B, but you have to do B in order to do A.)
18	* ChickenAndEggParadox (A leads to B which leads to A which leads to B, but how did it start?)
19	* EntertaininglyWrong (When somebody is wrong, for the right reasons.)
20	* FactOpinionArgument
21	* FridgeLogic (Logic problems that are only noticeable when you think a bit about them)
22	** [[Headscratchers/HomePage Headscratchers]]
23	** PlotHole
24	** VoodooShark
25	* GameOfChicken
26	* GivingUpOnLogic
27	* IfJesusThenAliens
28	* InsaneTrollLogic (When fallacies are either intentional, or they cross over into PoesLaw.)
29	* JustifiedTrope (When use of a trope is made logical)
30	* LiarsParadox
31	* LogicBomb (Using fallacies, paradoxes, and other logical quibbles as a weapon)
32	* MoonLogicPuzzle (A puzzle whose solution relies on overly narrow or unconventional interpretations of the available evidence)
33	* MutuallyAssuredDestruction
34	* OccamsRazor (Explanations should avoid unnecessary complications.)
35	* PrisonersDilemma
36	* PuffOfLogic
37	* ReasoningWithGod
38	* ReminderOfImpossibility
39	* RightForTheWrongReasons (When you reach the correct conclusion, but by faulty logic.)
40	* SherlockCanRead
41	* SoCrazyItMustBeTrue
42	* TheSpock
43	[[/index]]

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