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Gabriela A Remow
PHIL 115
Seattle Campus

Practical Reasoning

Introduction to logic emphasizing concepts and methods useful for practical analysis of arguments in everyday contexts; meaning, syllogisms, logical diagrams, inductive and statistical inference, informal fallacies, argument structure, perhaps some beginning symbolic logic. Offered: AWSpS.

Class description

This course is an introduction to logic emphasizing concepts and methods useful for practical analysis of arguments in everyday contexts. Among other things, we will talk about argument structure, meaning, informal fallacies, inductive and deductive and scientific reasoning, causation, and statistical inference. TEXT: A Concise Introduction to Logic, Hurley

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.
Last Update by Sara L. Caka
Date: 01/17/2008