PHI 110 - Introduction to Logic

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course provides a study of the argumentative use of language and of the methods for distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning. Topics studied include: the multiple uses of language and their governing conventions, the language of argument and informal fallacies, and the close analysis of actual arguments. The formal analysis of argument is introduced through work on categorical syllogisms and propositional logic. The relation of formal analysis to everyday argument is examined as the course emphasis is on the effective use of the latter. This course satisfies a general education requirement in the Arts and Humanities Area.