This course will focus on the recognition of arguments and argument structure, fallacies, and classical syllogisms. Basic symbolic logic will be introduced as a tool for understanding the practical use of logic in everyday affairs, although this is not a course in symbolic logic. Finally the logical structure of scientific reasoning, including induction and abduction, will be covered.

Text:

Copi, I. & Cohen, C., Introduction to Logic, 13th edition, (Prentice Hall, 2009). ISBN-10: 0136141390 or ISBN-13: 97800136141396.

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