Announcements and Current Assignments

 

12-8 Here is Quiz 11. Turn in your completed Scantron at the beginning of the period on Wednesday 12/9.
12-7 Contradiction
12-2

Weak Reasons

Index of Criticisms

Analysis 6 (Due 12-17)

Analysis 7 (Due 12-17)

Alternative to A6 or A7

Template for Analyses 6 and 7

11-29

Study this solution to analysis #4 carefully, regardless how well you did on #3.  It is very important you don't repeat previous mistakes.

Rationale   Criticism

11-28 Grades to date are posted here by last 4 digits of student ID.  Read ID's with fewer than 4 digits as beginning with 0. 
11-21

Analysis 5 (Due 12/5)

Evaluating Principles

11-17

Relevance and Red Herring Fallacy

Similarity and Difference

11-17 Grades to date are posted here by last 4 digits of student ID.  Read ID's with fewer than 4 digits as beginning with 0.
11-7

The Principle of Clarity: Innuendo and Equivocation

Subject and Issue

Analysis 4 (Due 11-17)

11-1

The Principle of Charity

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

10-24 Grades to date are posted here by last 4 digits of student ID.  Read ID's with fewer than 4 digits as beginning with 0.
10-23

Analysis 3 (Due October 29th)

Solution to Analysis 2

10-21 Practice for Analysis 3
10-10

Analysis 2

Review Rationale Critical Thinking Exercise  #10

Principles

Attributing Principles

10-5 Solution to Analysis 1
10-2

Practice for Analysis 2

How to use Instances

9-29

1st Person Propositional Attitude Statements

3rd Person Propositional Attitude Statements

Answers to Practice for Analysis 1

9-25

Practice for Analysis 1

Analysis 1 (Due 10/1)

9-22 Be sure to get a package of 15-question (815-E) Scantrons.  Our first quiz will be on Wednesday 9-24.  Thereafter they will occur unannounced but roughly once per week. 
9-19

Analyzing Reasoning with Value Judgments

1st Person Propositional Attitude Statements

9-17 Rationale 2.0 Critical Thinking Exercise 5
9-15

Reasons and Practical Implication

Distinguishing Argument and Explanation

Analyzing Arguments and Explanations

Argument Explanation Practice

9-3

Syllabus

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Reasoning

Logical Implication

9-8, 9-10 We will not be meeting on 9-8 or 9-10.  Your assignment for this week is to familiarize yourself with Rationale 2.0 by doing Critical Thinking Exercises Sets 1-4, including all exercises, and Argument Mapping Tutorial 1, including all exercises. The program supplies answers to all of the exercises.  Be sure you understand them and come to class on 9-15 with any questions about content or use of Rationale 2.0.