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Book II, Chapter 25

WHEN one of the Company said to him, "Convince me that Logic is necessary;" Would you have me demonstrate it to you, says he? —— "Yes." —— Then I must use a demonstrative Form of Argument —— "Granted." —— And how will you know then, whether I argue sophistically? On this, the Man being silent; You see, says he, that, even by your own Confession, Logic is necessary; since, without its Assistance, you cannot learn so much as whether it be necessary, or not.