Principles of Critical Reasoning

PHILOS XL 9

This course examines the nature of arguments: how to analyze them and assess the soundness of the reasoning they represent.

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Remote
Starting at $798.00
As few as 11 weeks
5.0

What you can learn.

  • Learn to construct and assess arguments
  • Learn common fallacies
  • Explore standards for deductive and inductive arguments
  • Discover how to use and evaluate scientific reasoning
  • Learn to reason about probability

About this course:

This course is designed to give you significant practice analyzing and constructing arguments for yourself. The ability to offer good arguments and assess bad ones is especially important at this moment, where arguments (some good and some bad) saturate our digital and online environment.

Spring 2024 Schedule

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Friday 9:30AM - 1:30PM PT
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Instructor: Howard Mark Pressman
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Notes

Midterm and final exams are proctored online; additional requirements include microphone, headphones/speakers and webcam.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 18, 2024
Course Requirements
(Optional) Book: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS : AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC by SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, WALTER AND FOGELIN, ROBERT J
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