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Bergen Community College
Learning Objectives
Department: Philosophy and Religion
Course Number and Name: PHR-103: Basic Logic
The successful student in this course will be able to:
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Identify and summarize the basic problems, principles and methods of logical reasoning |
Distinguish inductive from deductive arguments; properly assess the strength of each | ||
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Detect and avoid fallacious reasoning
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Identify fallacies in ordinary language contexts; write argumentative essays that are free of such fallacies | ||
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Formulate and evaluate informal and formal deductive arguments
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Determine the validity of informal and formal arguments; construct arguments that instantiate valid argument patterns | ||
| Apply the principles and methods of logical reasoning to the analysis of texts and the problems of everyday life; and | Correctly diagram and evaluate the structure of arguments contained in newspaper editorials and essays and articles on current events | ||
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Use language, both in speaking and in writing, with logical rigor and clarity.
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Write argumentative essays free of ambiguity, vagueness, and fallacious reasoning.Give oral presentations that are well structuredand focused. |