A good deal of time is spent developing a formal machinery for argument analysis. Techniques for translating ordinary language arguments into the formal machinery are developed at length. Language, Logic and Argument a. Deductive Validity a. This course is geared toward the development of formal techniques and methods for the application of those techniques to ordinary language.
Heavy emphasis is placed on skill development and on understanding central logical concepts.
Accordingly, class sessions are a mix of lecture-discussions and Socratic examination of students. Exercises are frequently completed in class, with students being called upon both for answers and for explanations of their answers. Student Expectations 1. Maintain a Logic notebook.