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PHIL 105 - Logic and Critical Reasoning

Introduction to basic principles of rational argument evaluation in everyday life. Topics include deductive reasoning, the logic of truth functions and categorical statements, informal fallacies, inductive reasoning, causal inference, and the nature of evidence and proof. Emphasis on sharpening students’ abilities to evaluate arguments. Students may not receive credit for both PHIL 103 and PHIL 105.

Credits: 3