Description
An introductory level course designed to develop student’s argumentation, critical thinking, and logical reasoning skills. Students will learn to identify, analyze, and critique many types of deductive and inductive logical arguments. These include categorical syllogisms, propositional logic, analogies, causal inferences, and inductive generalizations. Identifying many examples of logical fallacies in reasoning is also strongly emphasized. Students are also introduced to the Socratic method via reading Plato’s Apology and Crito.