PHIL 100 - Workshop in Critical Thinking

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-A3
Development of clarity and focus in thinking, with attention to rigor, modes of explanation, validity of reasoning, etc. Must earn C- or better for GE credit.

Prerequisites:

Completion of GE A2 with C- (CR) or better
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Online-Asynchronous or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: ABC/NC grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-A3 - Lower Division Critical Thinking
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

locate and recognize the arguments being used to support positions.
differentiate claims and their parts, both explicit and implicit, based on their relationship to support.
evaluate arguments based on different standards as appropriate to the sort of argument, including awareness of common fallacies.
construct arguments of varying complexity based on a variety of explicit strategies.

A3. Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes

understand logic and its relation to language, elementary inductive and deductive reasoning, and formal and informal fallacies;
demonstrate the ability to distinguish among different sorts of claims, such as statements of opinion, reasoned judgments, proofs, and articles of faith;
develop the ability to identify, analyze, evaluate, and present arguments, and construct arguments both to support and refute claims; and
develop the ability to reason inductively and deductively.