Jan 12, 2025 · Our primary focus will be on deductive reasoning, which will consist in the study of three different logical systems: categorical logic, propositional logic, and predicate logic.

PHILOS 12A is intended as a first course in logic for students with no previous exposure to the subject. The course treats symbolic logic. Students will learn to formalize reasoning in symbolic languages …

This document contains an outcomes-based education course syllabus for a course titled "Logical Reasoning and Critical Thinking" at Western Mindanao State University. The syllabus outlines the …

A detailed syllabus for a Logic course covering critical thinking, reasoning, syllogisms, and fallacies. Ideal for college students.

In this course we will cover central aspects of modern formal logic, beginning with an explanation of what constitutes good reasoning. Topics will include validity and soundness of arguments, formal …

Logic is the study of correct reasoning and symbolic logic studies reasoning using formal languages. We will learn how to clarify the structure of an argument, translate the argument written in natural …

In this course, students work on sharpening their formal reasoning skills. To that end, we will study the nature of good and bad arguments by analyzing the properties of an artificial language known as first …

Inductive logic is a very difficult and intricate subject, partly because the practitioners (experts) of this discipline are not in complete agreement concerning what constitutes correct inductive reasoning.

In the informal part of the class, we will begin to develop skills for: identifying arguments; understanding how logic relates to natural language; establishing how and why some arguments are fallacious; and, …

5 days ago · Students will learn what an argument is, what its basic parts are, how a good argument is composed, and how to evaluate it using formal and informal methods. We will learn the syntax and …