A course covering concepts essential to the comprehension, analysis, and creation of arguments, including induction, deduction, informal fallacies, Aristotelian and symbolic logic, modes of persuasion, perspective and bias, language and meaning. Studies culminate in the development of reasonable strategies for belief formation.
Required Text/Materials
Schick, T., Vaughn, L. (2014). How to think about weird things: Critical thinking for a new age. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. Dweck, C. (2006). Mindset: How you can fulfill your potential. London, UK: Constable & Robinson.