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PHIL 004: Critical Reasoning


[4 units]

Covers informal logic, especially the analysis and assessment of arguments in natural language. Topics include premises and conclusions; ambiguity, vagueness, and other linguistic issues; the principle of charity; deductive validity and soundness; inductive force and inference; rhetorical ploys; formal, substantial, and other fallacies; argument reconstruction; and argument assessment.

Pass/No Pass option. Discussion included.


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