Overview

In this course you will develop critical thinking skills. Specifically, you'll learnwhat critical thinking iswhat arguments arehow to construct good/valid argumentsthe difference between deductive and inductive argumentssome of the classic fallacies, like the red herring, ad hominem and false dilemmaThis is a hands-on course, that has direct and immediate applicability. You will be able to detect poor reasoning strategies in yourself and others, acquire greater clarity of thought, become more precise, and proficient at the presentation of arguments in defence of your beliefs.What are you going to get out of this course? You will become aware of your own thinking processes and better able to detect hidden and false assumptions, you will become better communicators, open-minded, less judgmental, yet confident in your judgments.

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