Instructor: Lindsay Rettler Time and Location: MWF 12:00-12:50 pm; Moore Hall G0121 Contact: lindsayrettler[at]gmail.com Office Hours: T 4:00-5:00 pm, W 1:00-2:00 pm, and by appointment; Moore Hall 3035
IMPORTANT DATES: Exam #1: Mon 1/26 (week 4) Exam #2: Mon 2/16 (week 7) Exam #3: Fri 3/13 (week 10) Cumulative Final Exam: Mon 4/20 at 10:15 am - 12:15 pm (finals week)
COURSE SCHEDULE: Please complete the readings and assignments before class on the days for which they are listed. All page numbers are from How to Think Logically 2nd edition, 2011. Homework assignments will be posted on Blackboard.
INTRODUCTION TO ARGUMENTS – Week 1 – M 1/5 Introduction W 1/7 No Class – University Holiday F 1/9 No Class – University Holiday
– Week 2 – M 1/12 Logical Thinking, Argument Identification and Diagrams: Ch. 1, pp. 1-18 (1.1-1.4); and pp. 25-27; Ch. 2 pp. 40-44 (2.3-2.4); Ch. 4 pp. 93-107 (4.1-4.5). W 1/14 Practice Identifying Arguments F 1/16 Class Handout – Diagramming Arguments
– Week 3 – M 1/19 No Class – Martin Luther King Jr. Day W 1/21 Practice Diagramming Arguments F 1/23 Review for Test #1
– Week 4 – M 1/26 EXAM #1
DEDUCTION AND FORMAL FALLACIES W 1/28 Deductive Reasoning: Ch. 5, pp. 123-141 (5.1); pp. 147-150 (5.2); and p. 160. F 1/30 Types of Deductive Arguments
– Week 5 – M 2/2 Identifying Deductive Arguments W 2/4 Formal Fallacies: Ch. 12, pp. 392-398 (12.3). F 2/6 Types of Formal Fallacies
– Week 6 – M 2/9 Types of Formal Fallacies W 2/11 Identifying Formal Fallacies in the Media F 2/13 Review for Test #2
– Week 7 – M 2/16 EXAM #2
CATEGORICAL REASONING W 2/18 Categorical Statements: Ch. 13, pp. 420-428 (13.1) F 2/20 Identifying Categorical Statements
– Week 8 – M 2/23 Categorical Syllogisms: Ch. 14, pp. 471-478 (14.1); pp. 503-512 (14.4-14.5); and pp. 524-525. W 2/25 Types of Categorical Syllogisms F 2/27 No Class – Spirit Day
– Week 9 – M 3/2 No Class – Spring Break W 3/4 No Class – Spring Break F 3/5 No Class – Spring Break
– Week 10 – M 3/9 More on Categorical Reasoning W 3/11 Review for Test #3 F 3/13 EXAM #3
INDUCTION AND INFORMAL FALLACIES – Week 11– M 3/16 Induction: Ch. 6, pp. 162-177 (6.1-6.2); pp. 181-184 (6.3); pp. 189-192 (6.4); and pp. 194-195. W 3/18 Types of Inductive Arguments F 3/20 Identifying Inductive Arguments in the Media
– Week 12 – M 3/23 Informal Fallacies: Ch, 7, pp. 199-216 (7.1-7.3); Ch. 9, pp. 269-271 (9.3). W 3/25 Fallacy Presentations F 3/27 Fallacy Presentations
– Week 13 – M 3/30 Ch. 8, pp. 226-236 (8.1- 8.2); pp. 242-248 (8.4-8.6). W 4/1 Fallacy Presentations F 4/3 Fallacy Presentations
– Week 14 – M 4/6 Ch. 9, pp. 271-279 (9.3-9.5); Ch 10, pp. 299-314 (10.1-10.7), and pp. 319-320 (10.8). W 4/8 Fallacy Presentations F 4/10 Fallacy Presentations
REVIEW – Week 15 – M 4/13 Review for the Final Exam W 4/15 Review F 4/17 Review
M 4/20 CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM at 10:15 am - 12:15 pm