PHIL 102H - Critical Thinking and Reasoning – Honors

Credits: 3

Description
An honors level course in reasoning and argumentation through the analysis and evaluation of actual arguments, the construction of logically sound arguments, and an honors level understanding of the theory of reasoning and argumentation. Honors emphasizes both interactive and independent student mastery of critical thinking entailing a deeper analysis and evaluation of reasoning and arguments found in a wide range of print and electronic sources. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. This course can fulfill the Analytic Reasoning portion of the requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand and explain a theory of argumentation based on several models of reasoning
Recognize, understand, explain and evaluate the nature of claims, issues, and opinions
Recognize different forms of non-argumentative persuasion
Recognize different kinds of fallacies and other forms of pseudo-reasoning
Differentiate between arguments and explanations
Identify, analyze and evaluate different types of deductive and inductive arguments

Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors program