Chapter 59 [Chapter VI Sophistry in Violation of the Law of Sufficient Reason] [Introduction]

The basic content of the law of sufficient reason is: any correct and real thought must have its sufficient reason.The formula of the principle of sufficient reason is that A is true because B is true, and A follows from B. A represents the judgment to be sure that it is true, and B is true, and it can be deduced from B that A is the judgment to confirm that A is true, which is a sufficient reason for A to be true. The logical requirements of the law of sufficient reason are: first, there must be a reason, and the reason must be true and comprehensive; second, the idea to be demonstrated can be deduced from the reason.

The law of sufficient reason is a correct reflection of the conditional connection among objective things, especially the causal connection.The sophistry techniques used by sophistryers in violation of the law of sufficient reason mainly include: false reasons; forced conclusions; inversion of cause and effect;