摘要
A first-time visitor to Beijing could fall into a trap thinking the following 1. All people in Beijingare Chinese. 2. You reside in Beijing. 3. You must be Chinese. An expression like the one above would be called a syllogism, a way of arguing using two statements to prove that a third statement is true. These tools of Aristotelian logic are what Westerners have been trained to use in reasoning processes. We tend to simplify so-called ＂perceived reality＂ in this way.
A first-time visitor to Beijing could fall into a trapthinking the following:1.All people in Beijing are Chinese.2.You reside in Beijing.3.You must be Chinese.An expression like the one above would becalled a syllogism,a way of arguing using twostatements to prove that a third statement itrue.These tools of Aristotelian logic are whaWesterners have been trained to use in reasoning processes.We tend to simplify so-called"perceived reality"in this way.
