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#32) Prove It, Mel!

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Hello, and welcome back to "Always Be Better" with Mel Windham. Today we're going to talk about logic. If you haven't seen the first five videos, don't worry. You can pick up the rest after watching this one, as today I'm going to discuss something important I've left out previously. Now, think about the last time you've been in a political discussion. I bet someone said, "Prove it." What does this mean? Assuming the person really wants an explanation, they are asking to see some kind of logic that may help to explain or persuade. And I bet that was the next thing you heard was: "Because of this" or "Because of that." Sometimes the logic works, but more often than not, another person is likely to say, "Your logic is faulty because of this or that." And so on. Which can sometimes be fun -- but ... we'll get there. For today we'll stay simple. Let's look at our very first example from lesson 1: If Sam