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6 Parts of the Dialectic (Logic) Stage in the Trivium

1.  Philosophical.
 Process of forming concepts or categories as “Appearance and reality,” “Form and change,” etc.
2. Educational .  Method of dialogue tending to reach the formation of a general truth relating to conduct or life.
3. Psychological.  Formation of concepts from percepts.
4. Logical.  Resolution of a species into a genus or the reverse.
5. Scientific.   Induction of general principles [...]

The Seven Liberal Arts of the Trivium and Quadrivium

What are the 3 components of the Trivium? Grammar, Dialectic (also known as Logic), and Rhetoric. What are the 4 components of the Quadrivium? Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, Astronomy.