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COURSE NUMBER:		PHIL102
COURSE TITLE:		Logic
DIVISION:		Liberal Arts
IAI CODE(S):		H4 906
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:		3.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the principles of sound reasoning. Verbal logic, induction, deduction, the detection of fallacies.
PREREQUISITES:
Place into ENGL101.
NOTES:

COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:
*To recognize the difference between good and bad forms of argumentation.

*To recognize and avoid the traps into which language can fool us into falling.

*To recognize the difference between good and bad evidence for an argument.

*To learn the rules of good argumentation such that we can better justify our positions or better critique the positions of others.

*To learn to follow a sequence of steps in such a way as to generate a coherent, proper outcome.

*To understand the nature of proof, and to see how it relates to our everday lives.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:
Introduction; Policies and Procedures.
Handout: Reality Checklist.
Discussion of Reality Checklist.

What is an argument? Hurley, Chapter 1.1-1.6.
Film clip: The Argument Clinic, Monty Python’s Flying Circus(1972).
Discussion.

Hurley, Chapter 1.1-1.6 continued.

Definitions and their roles. Hurley, Chapter 2.1-2.5

Definitions and their roles. Hurley, Chapter 2.1-2.5.

Informal Fallacies. Hurley, Chapter 3.1-3.5.

Informal Fallacies. Hurley, Chapter 3.1-3.5

Mind Reading.
The Joker Genome Project.
Discussion.

Categorical Proposition. Hurley, Chapter 4.1-4.5

Categorical Syllogisms. Hurley, Chapter 5.1-5.3

Propositional Logic. Hurley, Chapter 6.1-6.4; 6.5.

Propositional Logic; Rules of Implication I. Hurley, Chapter 7.1.

Propositional Logic; Rules of Implication II. Hurley, Chapter 7.2.

Propositional Logic; Rules of Replacement I. Hurley, Chapter 7.3.

TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
A Concise Introduction to Logic. by Patrick J. Hurley, 10th edition.

EVALUATION:
Your grade will be determined by:

1) Six in-class tests, each counting 15 percent (90 percent total). The final exam will not be
comprehensive; however, it will have significant extra-credit based on previous information
(which might be used to improve either the final grade or another test grade). Grade levels
are determined accordingly:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F Below 60

2) A running log of clips from the Internet, newspapers, or magazines which contain fallacious, or
bad, arguments.

The log will be 10 percent of your grade.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

REVISION:
Spring 2012

RECORD UPDATED:
2012-01-26 15:28:00