Students will be able to recognize and reconstruct conclusions and assumptions embedded in various reading materials and everyday conversations. Students will be able distinguish inductive from deductive reasoning, and recognize common forms of each type. Students will be able to assess whether evidence presented supports a conclusion. Students will practice formulating and critiquing arguments in writing and speech. Students are expected to attend class regularly.
Students are responsible for all material covered in class.
The instructor will go over reading assignments, homework problems, and introduce new material and examples, and students should be prepared to ask and respond to questions. In order to benefit from the in-class discussion of the reading and homework problems, you need to complete the reading and homework assignments on time. Students are responsible for all material covered in the assigned readings. Students will also write one short paper . Plagiarized work will be failed, and a penalty will be applied to the course grade.