Reasoning

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of critical thinking. Topics covered may include the qualities and attitudes of the critical thinker; the nature and importance of rationality; the weighing of evidence and the rationality of belief; common errors in reasoning (e.g., fallacies); the evaluation of concepts and definitions; the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary language; argument diagramming; and reasoning about causes and probability. >General Education Course