CLO1 Demonstrate skills in elementary inductive and deductive reasoning. (C3, A3, P4) • Reasoning • The Concept of Logical Strength • Truth, Logical Strength, and Soundness • Critical Thinking Skills • Critical Thinking and the Science of Logic"

CLO1 Demonstrate skills in elementary inductive and deductive reasoning. (C3, A3, P4) • The Complexity of Language • The Meaning of Language • The Main Functions of Language • Definition • The Purposes of Definition • Methods of Definition • Assessing Reportive Definitions • Assessing Stipulative and Essentialist Definitions"

CLO1 Demonstrate skills in elementary inductive and deductive reasoning. (C3, A3, P4) • Reconstruction • Missing Premises and Conclusion • Special Cases • The Structure of Arguments "

CLO2 Identify and understand basic formal and informal fallacies of language and thought. (C2) • The Fallacies Approach • The Criteria Approach • Seven Rules for Assessing Arguments"

CLO3 Identify assumptions upon which conclusions depend. (C2) • Theories of Truth • Types of Truth Claims • Acceptability • Questions for Discussion • Assessing the Acceptability of Premises • Some Particular Fallacies"

CLO3 Identify assumptions upon which conclusions depend. (C2) • The Criterion of Relevance • Recognizing Irrelevant Premises • Appeals To Authority (1) • Some Particular Fallacies"

CLO1 Demonstrate skills in elementary inductive and deductive reasoning. (C3, A3, P4) • The Nature of Deductive Reasoning • Truth-Functional Statements • Formal Validity and Soundness • Valid Argument Forms • Formal Invalidity"

CLO1 Demonstrate skills in elementary inductive and deductive reasoning. (C3, A3, P4) • The Nature of Inductive Reasoning • Inductive Generalization • Statistical Syllogism • Induction by Confirmation • Analogical Reasoning"

CLO2 Identify and understand basic formal and informal fallacies of language and thought. (C2) • The Criterion of Adequacy • Appeals to Authority (2) • Appeals to Ignorance • The Slippery Slope Fallacy • Causal Fallacies"