PHIL 252: Critical Thinking (Rev. 12) Report a Broken Link
In PHIL 252: Critical Thinking, students will practice and gain mastery in foundational methods of philosophical critical thinking that can be applied in a wide range of educational, professional, and life scenarios. They will become familiar with a variety of argument forms, both formal and informal, and gain experience evaluating arguments. This course also introduces students to introductory concepts in formal logic, such as syllogisms and Venn diagrams. Finally, students will learn to identify and explain informal fallacies in a range of contexts, including everyday language, statistics, media, and scientific reasoning.