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COURSE GUIDE FOR INTR 1110, CRITICAL THINKING
Course Topics
Elements of Argument
Logic
Generalizations
Analogies
Fallacies
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Conditional Arguments
Syllogisms
Definition
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Language Misuse and Abuse
Terminology
Article Analysis
ELEMENTS OF ARGUMENT
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Ericson, Jon M. et al. The debater's guide.
Shuster, Kate and John Meany. On that point!: An introduction to parliamentary debate. See ch. 1.
Thomson, Anne. Critical reasoning: A practical introduction. See ch. 1.
Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 2.6, p. 48.
Eemeren, F. H. van., et al. Argumentation: Analysis, evaluation, presentation. See part II, chs. 7 and 8.
Brink-Budgen, Roy van den. Critical Thinking for Students: How to Assess Arguments and Effectively Present Your Own. See ch. 1.
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Driscoll, William and Joseph P. Zompetti. Discovering the world through debate: A practical guide to educational debate for debaters, coaches, and judges. See ch. 7.
Gensler, Harry J. Introduction to logic.
Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 10.
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Bowell, Tracy and Gary Kemp. Critical thinking: A concise guide. See "Covering generalisations," p. 166; "More on generalisations," p. 180.
Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 10.2, "Inductive Generalization," p. 213.
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Burbidge, John. Within reason: A guide to non-deductive reasoning. See chs. 1 and 2.
Gensler, Harry J. Introduction to logic. See chs. 13.5, "Analogical reasoning," and 13.6, "Analogy and other minds."
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Bowell, Tracy and Gary Kemp. Critical thinking: A concise guide. See p. 109.
Driscoll, William and Joseph P. Zompetti. Discovering the world through debate: A practical guide to educational debate for debaters, coaches, and judges. See ch. 7.
Eemeren, F. H. van., et al. Argumentation: Analysis, evaluation, presentation. See part II, chs. 7 and 8.
Shuster, Kate and John Meany. On that point!: An introduction to parliamentary debate. See appendix 3.
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Gensler, Harry J. Introduction to logic. See ch. 13, p. 267.
Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch.10, "Inductive Reasoning," p. 211.
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Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 9, "Deductive Reasoning," p. 191.
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Bowell, Tracy and Gary Kemp. Critical thinking: A concise guide. See "Conditional propositions," p. 56.
Newton-Smith, W. H. Logic: An introductory course. See "Conditionals," p. 22.
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Gensler, Harry J. Introduction to logic. See ch. 2, "Syllogistic logic."
Glymour, Clark. Thinking things through: An introduction to philosophical issues and achievements. See "The Theory of the Syllogism," p. 49.
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Concise Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy.
Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 2.6, p. 48.
Iannone, A. Pablo. Dictionary of world philosophy.
Martin, Robert M. The philosopher's dictionary.
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Bowell, Tracy and Gary Kemp. Critical thinking: A concise guide. See "Linguistic phenomena," p. 20; ch. 4, "Rhetorical Ploys and Fallacies."
Gensler, Harry J. Introduction to logic. See ch. 14.2, "Uses of language."
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Detlefsen, Michael, et al. Logic from A - Z. North Atlanta, R 511.303 D48l
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Concise Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy.
Iannone, A. Pablo. Dictionary of world philosophy.
Martin, Robert M. The philosopher's dictionary.
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Hughes, William. Critical thinking: An introduction to the basic skills. See ch. 14, "Critiquing the Media," p. 282.
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