Welcome to Phil-111 Critical Thinking and Writing Online

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2. Next, click the SYLLABUS link to understand our course content, exams, essays, term paper and final exam requirements

3. Then, click the CT Qualities and the 20 Distinctions links to prepare your mind for the work you will accomplish.

4. Assignment: Weeks 1 & 2 click on BASIC LOGIC to start our course content and prepare of EXAM #1 during week 2 of this course online

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Course Outline Topics:

The table below tracks our course topics and exams for these topics. It also has links to webpage resources students may find helpful in mastering these concepts

Course

Topics

Key

Concepts

Web

Links

Topic 1: Basic Logic Concepts

Exam #1 on all concepts on Topic 1
Exam #1 Date: TBA

Propositions Sentences Arguments Premises Conclusions Analyzing Arguments Validity Soundness Induction Deduction Cogency

Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages

Lander.edu(Quizzes)

Govier Text Quizzes


Copi Chapter and Sample Test

Logic Puzzles

Topic 2: Informal Fallacies

Exam #2 on all concepts on Topic 2 (Latin names included)
Exam date: TBA

Informal Fallacies

Relevance, Presumption, and Ambiguity

Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Exercises & Quizzes

Copi Chapter and Sample Test


Topic 3: Categorical Propositions

Exam #3 on all concepts on Topic 3
Exam date: TBA

Categorical:

Terms, Propositions Arguments. Quantity, Quality of Propositions. Square of Opposition. Distribution of a Term.

Phil. Pages
lander.edu

Copi Chapter and Sample Test

Topic 4: Categorical Syllogisms

Exam #4 on all concepts on Topic 4
Exam date: TBA

Syllogistic Reasoning:

Major, Minor and Middle terms. Immediate Inferences. Mood & Figure. Venn Diagrams The Six Rules.

Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages

Copi Chapter and Sample Test


Syllogism Evaluator

Topic 5: Arguments in Ordinary Language
Translating every day language into categorical propositions and syllogisms

Phil. Pages

Copi Chapter and Sample Test


Topic 6: Symbolic Logic
Logical Symbols. Argument Forms. Statement Forms. Rules of Inference. Rules of Replacement.

Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages

Copi Chapter and Sample Test


Topic 7: Methods of Deduction
Propositional (Symbolic Logic)  

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Copi Chapter and Sample Test


Topic 8: Inductive Inferences
Nature of Inductive Reasoning. Arguments and Refutation from Analogy. Cause and Effect Reasoning. Scientific Method. Mills Methods. Science and Hypothesis. Probability Theory.

Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages
Phil. Pages

Copi Chapter and Sample Test

Topic 9: Causal Reasoning
Defines the necessary and sufficient conditions for ' of something to be the 'cause' of some other thing.

Copi Chapter and Sample Test

 

Topic 10: Analogical Reasoning
Defines the necessary and sufficient conditions for successful entailment by analogical premises in an argument
Copi Chapter and Sample Test
Essays 1 & 2

Term Paper
Assigned in Class.

Final Exam
Final Exam: Format, Content, Date and Time to be announced in class

Review 1
Review 2

 

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