Introductory Logic

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This Course Affords Students The Ability To Think Critically Through The Mastering Of Subjects Concerned With Human Culture, Especially Literature, History, Art, Music, And Philosophy, And Must Include Selections From The Western Canon. Introduction To Aristotelian Logic, Which Is The Deductive Form Of Reasoning Whose Origin Is Attributed To Aristotle. Additionally, Topics In Symbolic Logic, Fallacies And Inductive Reasoning Are Developed. The Topics Covered Include Basic Concepts; Inductive And Deductive Arguments; Informal Fallacies; Categorical Propositions; Categorical Syllogisms; Propositional Logic, Natural Deduction And The Rules Of Inference And The Rules Of Replacement; Conditional And Indirect Proofs; Proving Logical Truths.