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PHIL 100 - Workshop in Critical Thinking

1. students will be able to: understand logic and its relation to language, and deductive reasoning, and formal and informal fallacies;
2. demonstrate the ability to distinguish among the different sorts of claims, such as statements of opinion, reasoned judgements, proofs, and articles of faith;
3. develop the ability to identify, analyze, evaluate, and present arguments: reason inductively and deductively: and
4. construct arguments both to support and refute claims.

1. Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments.
2. Logically construct arguments to support and refute claims using evidence.
3. Reason inductively and deductively.
4. Distinguish matters of fact from judgments, opinions, and/or fallacies

1. Write for at least two different audiences (e.g. academic, general, and/or professional).
2. Engage in writing for specific purposes (e.g. critical thinking, analytical writing, informal writing, and/or research).
3. Apply critical thinking and logical reasoning in the development and organization of ideas in written texts.
4. Consider multiple perspectives using primary and/or secondary sources, and when appropriate, incorporate key disciplinary concepts when presenting ideas in writing.
5. Revise writing with critical feedback provided by the instructor at important junctures throughout the semester in order to improve development, clarity, coherence, and correctness.