PHIL 173: Logic and Critical Thinking

PHIL 173-DL4: Logic & Criticl Thnkng Pre-Law
(Spring 2020)

Online

Section Information for Spring 2020

This course is an introduction to logic and critical thinking with a special emphasis on applying the concepts and techniques that we learn in the course to standard problems on the Law School Admissions Test. Students will learn the elements of formal logic, such as how to identify logical fallacies and to recognize the consequences of a set of claims. Topics will include truth-functional logic, sentential logic, propositional logic, and predicate logic. Once students have mastered these skills, they will have opportunities to apply them to practice questions from the LSAT. No previous experience in philosophy is required.

PHIL173 DL4 is a distance education section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Basic concepts and techniques of deduction, emphasizing the modern treatment of such topics as quantification and rules of inference, with study of the classical treatment. Basic principles of induction, informal fallacies, and uses of logic in everyday life. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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