Knowing how to think, reason, and argue well is essential for success in all disciplines and in everyday life. The aim of this course is to strengthen and develop your critical thinking skills; you will learn how to make good arguments and how to critically evaluate the arguments of others. The first two third of this course will examine the principles of clear and accurate thought, including sound and valid arguments and methods of rigorous reasoning. The rest of the course will look at everyday ethical issues with the skills we developed earlier in the semester.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- reconstruct and evaluate arguments
- identify premise(s) and conclusion(s) of an argument
- identify logical fallacies in an argument
- use symbols to represent arguments
- determine truth values of a proposition
- apply critical thinking skills to everyday issues
- present your thoughts verbally and textually in a logical manner
- predict and handle potential objections to your view
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