Overview
Description
Nonsymbolic introduction to logical thinking in everyday life, law, politics, science, advertising; common fallacies; the uses of language, including techniques of persuasion.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify different types of informal fallacy in everyday (i.e., non-technical) speech and writing.
- explain elementary logical concepts, and be able to distinguish valid and invalid reasoning.
- assess the strength of different sorts of evidence (including testimony).
- analyze and construct arguments, both inductive and deductive.