PHIL 103 Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing
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Philosophy (PHIL) Courses
- PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 103 Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing
- PHIL 160 History of Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL 175 History of Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 210 Symbolic Logic and Argumentative Writing
- PHIL 244 Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Social and Moral Issues
- PHIL 300 Introduction to World Religions
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Minimum Grade for Prerequisites
Unless otherwise indicated, a grade of C or higher is required for all prerequisite courses.
Course Description
Development of critical thinking skills necessary for evaluating as well as formulating persuasive composition essays and inquiry-driven research. Critical thinking skills are applied to topics such as political rhetoric, advertisements, editorials, scientific claims, and social commentary. The course covers uses of language, distinguishing knowledge from belief and fact from judgment, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, evaluating information sources, and the identification of assumptions, common logical errors, and fallacies. The course emphasizes writing, with attention to audience, purpose, context, genre, and language conventions.
- Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
- Homework hours/semester: 96-108
