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A Resource Guide for Philosophy Students

Created by Jennifer Leslie Torgerson, MA

This page last modified: September 15, 2015

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Critical Thinking and Logic Menu

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Topic 1. Introduction to the course

Topic 2. Premise and Conclusion Clue Words

Topic 3. Deduction and Induction; Valid/ Sound/ Cogent

Topic 4. Explanation

Topic 5. Independent and Dependent Premises w/ diagrams

Topic 6. Definition/ Extension and Intension/ Genus, Difference, and Species

Topic 7. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Topic 8. Categorical Propositions and Classes/ Distribution, Quantity, Quality, Relation/ Square of Opposition

Topic 9. Immediate Inferences: Obversion/ Conversion/ Contraposition

Topic 10. Symbolism and Diagramming (Venn) for Categorical Propositions & the Boolean Square of Opposition;

Topic 11. Categorical Syllogisms including Fallacies & Enthymemes

Topic 12. Hypothetical and Disjunctive Syllogisms

Topic 13. Venn for Hypothetical Syllogisms

Topic 14. Truth Tables

Topic 15. Informal Fallacies: Relevance

Topic 16. Informal Fallacies: Presumption

Topic 17. Informal Fallacies: Ambiguity

Topic 18. MORE Informal Fallacies including False Dilemma

Topic 19. Constructing Inference Chains using Universal Categorical Propositions

Topic 20. Using Obversion/Conversion/Contraposition to Complete the Traditional Square

Topic 21. More on the Deductive/Inductive distinction including Arguments involving Analogy

MORE Topics to follow…

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