ENGL 106 - Intro-Crit Think

Institution:

Massasoit Community College

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is an introduction to critical thinking about open questions (those with no single correct solution) and to effective problem solving techniques of closed problems (those with a single correct answer). Students learn to evaluate and to construct arguments by applying principles of sound informal logic. In addition, students complete exercises in solving various types of closed problems: verbal reasoning problems, mathematics word problems, analogies, etc. A researched paper is required.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.massasoit.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 588-9100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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