PHIL 173: Logic and Critical Thinking

PHIL 173-DL1: Logic and Critical Thinking
(Fall 2019)

Online

Section Information for Fall 2019

In this course, we learn the basics of deductive logic.  This includes:  (i) learning the difference between good and bad arguments;  (ii) learning to decipher and assess the formal logical structure of the everyday ordinary language arguments in just about any context, such as opinion columns and courtroom arguments; and (iii) the inference rules (i.e., when it’s okay to infer a conclusion from a list of reasons). 

PHIL 173 DL1 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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