PHIL 100Critical Reasoning

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Students will study the basic concepts of logic and learn to apply them in both real-world evaluation of arguments and the construction of their own arguments. Basic tools will include: fundamentals of propositional logic and inductive logic, informal fallacies, syllogistic logic, and Venn diagrams. In addition, students will read regular opinion articles written by professional philosophers as exemplars of clearly articulated reasoning on important social issues.