SS 650 Logic                          Calendar, Lessons & Assignments
CLASS Date TOPIC LESSON  ASSIGNMENT
1 Aug 28 Introduction   Lesson       Assignment
2 Aug 30 Puzzles  /    Reasoning Exercises    Lesson       Assignment
3 Sep 4 Arguments:       Lesson       Assignment
4 Sep 6 Blocks to Critical Thinking   Lesson       Assignment
5 Sep11 Fallacies: Recognizing    Lesson       Assignment
6 Sep13
7 Sep20 Fallacies :Diversions       Lesson       Assignment
8 Sep25
9 Oct 2 Fallacies: Material      Lesson       Assignment
10 Oct 4 Advertisements as Arguments     Lesson       Assignment
11 Oct 11 News Media: Devices    Lesson       Assignment
12 Oct 16 Arguments and Disagreements    Lesson       Assignment
13 Oct 18 Disagreements: Language    Lesson       Assignment
14 Oct 23 Disagreements and Explanations     Lesson       Assignment
15 Oct 25 Recognizing Arguments:       Lesson       Assignment
16 Oct 30 Argument Analysis and Criticism       Lesson       Assignment
17 Nov 1    
18 Nov 6 Argument Formation: Guidelines     Lesson       Assignment
19 Nov 8 Argument Formation: Class Debate    Lesson       Assignment
20 Nov 13 Deduction: Classical Logic       Lesson       Assignment
21 Nov 15 Deduction: Syllogism    Lesson       Assignment
22 Nov 20 Deduction Sorities        Lesson       Assignment
23 Nov 27 Deduction: Rules of Inference    Lesson       Assignment
24 Nov 29    
25 Dec 4 Induction: generalization & analogy   Lesson       Assignment
26 Dec 6 Induction: causation & science      Lesson       Assignment
27 Dec 11 Moral, Legal, Aesthetic Reasoning    Lesson       Assignment
28 Dec 13 Philosophy of Logic: Fixing Beliefs     Lesson       Assignment

REQUIRED TEXT:

Suggested Reading:

  • Pappas, Nickolas. Study Guide to Accompany Moore and Parker's Critical Thinking; Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing, Co. 1998.


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Dates Assignments are Due
FALL 2001
 

Click on assignment. Do the assignment and turn it in or email it in by the dates on the list below!!!

 
QUIZ

Number

TOPIC Value Due Date

Fall  2001

Pre Test Aug 29 
Quiz 1 Introduction 10 points Sep 6
Quiz 2 fallacies 10 points Oct 4
Quiz 3 advertising 10 points Oct 11
Quiz 4 news media 10 points Oct 16
Quiz 5 argument evaluation 10 points Nov 6
Quiz 6 syllogistic logic 10 points Nov 27
Quiz 7 rules of inference 10 points Dec 4
Quiz 8 induction 10 points Dec 11
Quiz 9 legal reasoning 10 points Dec 13
Quiz 10 Final Exam - Philosophy of Logic 10 points Dec 20
Post Test Dec 20

TOTAL

100 points

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