Schedule
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| 9/5 (Mon) | Introduction (slides) | Problem Set #1 (Solutions). |
| 9/7 (Wed) | What is an Argument? (Unit #1) (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Propositions”. |
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| 9/8 (Thu) | What is an Argument? (slides) Workshop on statement classification (worksheet). |
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| 9/12 (Mon) | What is an Argument? (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 9–17. |
Quiz #1, and Problem Set #2 (Solutions). |
| 9/14 (Wed) | What is an Argument? (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 17–20. |
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| 9/15 (Thu) | What is an Argument? (slides) Workshop on argument parsing (worksheet). |
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| 9/19 (Mon) | Understanding an Argument (Unit #2) (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 96–101. |
Quiz #2, and Problem Set #3 (Solutions). |
| 9/21 (Wed) | Understanding an Argument (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Diagramming Arguments”. |
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| 9/22 (Thu) | Understanding an Argument (slides) Workshop on diagramming arguments (worksheet). |
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| 9/26 (Mon) | Understanding an Argument (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Emotive Language, Neutral Language, and Disputes”. Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Disputes and Ambiguity”. |
Quiz #3, and Problem Set #4 (Solutions). |
| 9/28 (Wed) | Review of Units #1 and #2 (slides) | |
| 9/29 (Thu) | Exam #1. | |
| 10/3 (Mon) | Assessing Arguments (Unit #3) (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Deductive and Inductive Arguments”. |
Problem Set #5 (Solutions). |
| 10/5 (Wed) | Assessing Arguments (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Validity and Truth”. |
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| 10/6 (Thu) | Assessing Arguments (slides) Workshop on creating valid and invalid arguments (worksheet). |
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| 10/10 (Mon) | Modern Propositional Logic (Unit #4) (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 219–228. |
Quiz #4, and Problem Set #6 (Solutions). |
| 10/12 (Wed) | Modern Propositional Logic (slides) Reread The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 219–228. |
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| 10/13 (Thu) | Modern Propositional Logic (slides) Workshop on translating natural language and creating truth tables (worksheet). |
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| 10/17 (Mon) | Modern Propositional Logic (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 231–238. |
Quiz #5, and Problem Set #7 (Solutions). |
| 10/19 (Wed) | Modern Propositional Logic (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 88–93. |
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| 10/20 (Thu) | Modern Propositional Logic (slides) Workshop on assessing arguments with truth tables (worksheet). |
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| 10/24 (Mon) | Natural Deduction (Unit #5) (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “The Elementary Valid Argument Forms”. |
Quiz #6, Problem Set #8 (Solutions). |
| 10/26 (Wed) | Natural Deduction (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Formal Proofs of Validity Exhibited”. |
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| 10/27 (Thu) | Natural Deduction (slides) Workshop on identifying valid argument forms (worksheet). |
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| 10/31 (Mon) | Natural Deduction (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Constructing Formal Proofs of Validity”. |
Quiz #7, and Problem Set #9 (Solutions). |
| 11/2 (Wed) | Natural Deduction (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Constructing More Extended Formal Proofs”. |
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| 11/3 (Thu) | Natural Deduction (slides) Workshop on natural deduction (worksheet). |
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| 11/7 | Eid Al-Adha Break | |
| 11/9 (Wed) | Natural Deduction (slides) Reread Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Constructing More Extended Formal Proofs”. |
Quiz #8, and Problem Set #10 (Solutions). |
| 11/10 (Thu) | Review of Units #3, #4, and #5 (slides) | |
| 11/14 (Mon) | Exam #2. | |
| 11/16 (Wed) | Classic Categorical Logic (Unit #6) (slides) David Emmanuel Gray, “Elementary Set Theory”. |
Problem Set #11 (Solutions). |
| 11/17 (Thu) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) Workshop on basic set theory (worksheet). |
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| 11/21 (Mon) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking,pp. 252–268. |
Quiz #9, and Problem Set #12 (Solutions). |
| 11/23 (Wed) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “The Traditional Square of Opposition”. |
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| 11/24 (Thu) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) Workshop on categorical statements and basic inferences (worksheet). |
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| 11/28 (Mon) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, “Further Immediate Inferences”. |
Quiz #10, and Problem Set #13 (Solutions). |
| 11/30 (Wed) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 269–276. |
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| 12/1 (Thu) | Classic Categorical Logic (slides) Workshop on categorical inferences and syllogisms (worksheet). |
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| 12/5 (Mon) | Reasoning Logically in Everyday Life (Unit #7) (slides) The Power of Critical Thinking, pp. 152–161. |
Quiz #11. |
| 12/7 (Wed) | Review of Units #6 and #7 (slides) | |
| 12/8 (Thu) | Exam #3. |