PHIL 120 - Critical Thinking

Institution:

Indiana University-Fort Wayne

Subject:

Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of successful reasoning. Topics covered will include language, definitions, vagueness and ambiguity; recognizing arguments; distinguishing between arguments and explanations; patterns for diagramming arguments; informal fallacies; nondeductive reasoning (the structure of explanations); and disciplinary reasoning (the structure of arguments as encountered in such disciplines as ethics or business). Students who have earned credit in PHIL 150 are encouraged not to register for PHIL 120. Cr. 3.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ipfw.edu

Phone Number:

(260) 481-6100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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