PHIL1340

Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Areas 2 and 4 - Critical Thinking, and Mathematics and Logical Reasoning. Logic is the study of correct reasoning. This course explores the principles of inductive and deductive reasoning, the structure of arguments, and methods for distinguishing between good reasoning and bad reasoning. The course introduces students to traditional Aristotelian logic, modern symbolic logic, and propositional logic. Students will learn a variety of tools for proving validity in deductive arguments and for understanding formal and informal fallacies as they occur in their own reasoning.Student Learning Outcomes

• Identify the components of an argument.
• Evaluate validity using multiple analytical tools.
• Apply higher-order thinking to infer missing premises or conclusions.
• Translate arguments into standard categorical and syllogistic form.
• Create symbolic statements from verbal/written statements.
• Differentiate between inductive and deductive arguments.
• Recognize common logical fallacies in argumentation.
• Determine immediate inferences.