Logic for Liberal Arts

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A course in formal logic and traditional critical thinking. Its primary purpose is to develop the ability to properly appraise reasoning and arguments of all types, including arguments within scientific, political, religious, social, cultural, and moral arenas. Special attention will be given to the following: distinguishing arguments from non-arguments, deductive validity, inductive arguments, material and formal fallacies, persuasive techniques used within culture, constructing good arguments, and evaluating arguments 429 typically encountered within the liberal arts and everyday life. Offered on demand.