Schedule

Date Topic/Readings Assignments
8/25 (Sun) Introduction (slides) Problem Set #1 (Solutions).
Extra Credit #1 Solution.
8/27 (Tue) What is an Argument? (Unit #1) (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Propositions”.
8/29 (Thu) What is an Argument?
Workshop on statement classification (solution).
9/1 (Sun)

What is an Argument? (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Claims and Reasons”.
Lewis Vaughn, “Reasons and Arguments”.

 Quiz #1, and
Problem Set #2 (Solutions).
9/3 (Tue) What is an Argument? (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Arguments in the Rough”.
9/5 (Thu) What is an Argument?
Workshop on argument parsing (solution).
9/8 (Sun) Understanding an Argument (Unit #2) (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Diagramming Arguments”.		 Quiz #2, and
Problem Set #3 (Solutions).
9/10 (Tue) Understanding an Argument (slides)
Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Diagramming Arguments”.
9/12 (Thu) Understanding an Argument
Workshop on diagramming arguments (solution).
9/15 (Sun) Understanding an Argument (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Emotive Language, Neutral Language, and Disputes”.
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Disputes and Ambiguity”.		 Quiz #3, and
Problem Set #4 (Solutions).
9/17 (Tue) Review of Units #1 & #2 (slides)
9/19 (Thu) Note: We will meet in lecture hall 1202 (just this day). Exam #1.
9/22 (Sun) Assessing Arguments (Unit #3) (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Deductive and Inductive Arguments”.		 Problem Set #5 (Solutions).
9/24 (Tue) Assessing Arguments (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Validity and Truth”.
9/26 (Thu) Assessing Arguments
Workshop on creating valid and invalid arguments (solution).
9/29 (Sun) Modern Propositional Logic (Unit #4) (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Connectives and Truth Values”.		 Quiz #4, and
Problem Set #6 (Solutions).
10/1 (Tue) Modern Propositional Logic (slides)
Reread Lewis Vaughn, “Connectives and Truth Values”.
10/3 (Thu) Modern Propositional Logic
Workshop on translating natural language and creating truth tables (solution).
10/6 (Sun) Modern Propositional Logic (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Checking for Validity”.		 Quiz #5, and
Problem Set #7 (Solutions).
10/8 (Tue) Modern Propositional Logic (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Argument Patterns”.
10/10 (Thu) Modern Propositional Logic
Workshop on assessing arguments with truth tables (solution).
10/13–10/17 Eid Al-Adha Break  
10/20 (Sun) Natural Deduction (Unit #5) (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “The Elementary Valid Argument Forms”.
 Quiz #6, and
Problem Set #8 (Solutions).
10/22 (Tue) Natural Deduction (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Formal Proofs of Validity Exhibited”.
10/24 (Thu) Natural Deduction
Workshop on identifying valid argument forms (solution).
10/27 (Sun) Natural Deduction (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Constructing Formal Proofs of Validity”.		 Quiz #7, and
Problem Set #9 (Solutions).
10/29 (Tue) Natural Deduction (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Constructing More Extended Formal Proofs”.
10/31 (Thu) Natural Deduction
Workshop on natural deduction (solution).
11/3 (Sun) Natural Deduction (slides)
Reread Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Constructing More Extended Formal Proofs”.		 Quiz #8, and
Problem Set #10 (Solutions).
11/5 (Tue) Review of Units #3, #4 & #5(slides)  
11/7 (Thu) Note: We will meet in lecture hall 1202 (just this day). Exam #2.
11/10 (Sun) Classic Categorical Logic (Unit #6) (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Classes and Categorical Propositions”.
Irving M. Copu & Carl Cohen, “The Four Kinds of Categorical Propositions”.
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Quality, Quantity, and Distribution”.		 Problem Set #11 (Solutions).
11/12 (Tue)

Classic Categorical Logic (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Statements and Classes”.
Lewis Vaughn, “Translating and Standard Form”.
Lewis Vaughn, “Diagramming Categorical Statements”.

 
11/14 (Thu) Classic Categorical Logic
Workshop on categorical statements (solution).		  
11/17 (Sun) Classic Categorical Logic (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “The Traditional Square of Opposition”.		 Quiz #9, and
Problem Set #12 (Solutions).
11/19 (Tue) Classic Categorical Logic (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Further Immediate Inferences”.		  
11/21 (Thu) Classic Categorical Logic
Workshop on making inferences from categorical statements (solution).		  
11/24 (Sun) Classic Categorical Logic (slides)
Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen, “Standard-Form Categorical Syllogisms”.		 Quiz #10, and
Problem Set #13 (Solutions).
11/26 (Tue) Classic Categorical Logic (slides)
Lewis Vaughn, “Sizing Up Categorical Syllogisms”.		  
11/28 (Thu) Classic Categorical Logic
Workshop on analyzing categorical syllogisms (solution).		  
12/1 (Sun) Review of Units #6 (slides) Quiz #11.
12/3 (Tue) Note: We will meet in lecture hall 1202 (just this day). Exam #3.