Deductive logic examines arguments in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. E.g., All human beings are mortal, and Socrates is a human being, so therefore, Socrates is mortal. Inductive logic is concerned with cases where the premises of the argument do not lead to a necessary conclusion. E.g., All the ravens I have seen are black, so therefore, all ravens are black. Most classes will be spent discussing the readings and working problems together.
Attendance is required only for the quizzes.
Homework Homework is assigned every day. I will collect homework, or evidence that you have done homework if you regularly use the LogicCoach CD-Rom, on the day of each test. I will not grade it, but you must have done all of it to receive full credit. Also, I will ask people in class to work problems. If you have not done the homework, you might find yourself in trouble in class.