Logical design methods

It was recently reported in a magazine that Theodore Roosevelt, when a student at Harvard, objected to the idea of arbitrarily assigning a student to a topic to be defended in a debate regardless of the beliefs and convictions of the student. He felt that this practice was not in the best interests of sincerity and intensity of conviction. In the present instance the author has been asked to defend the use of block diagrams in computer design in contrast to the use of logical equations (Boolean algebra). Inasmuch as the author has made frequent use of logical equations, it would seem appropriate to, first of all, make a statement as to my true thoughts on the matter to allow this panel discussion to be maintained on a basis which is as sincere and objective as possible.