PHI 101

Rajkovich PHI 101 065 (late start): Enables students to recognize and evaluate rational arguments, by analyzing types of arguments and developing tools to test their strengths and weaknesses. We will study arguments found in their "natural setting," such as newspaper articles and editorials, magazine articles, and Supreme Court opinions. The principles of deductive and inductive reasoning will be covered as well as some very basic principles of formal logic. Students will be encouraged to bring articles, editorials, and other texts of interest to them for the class to analyze together.

Williams PHI 101 001: This class is focused on a traditional language centered context. Topics include: Arguments and their parts, Informal fallacies, Problem solving, Definitions, Evaluating media, Assessing credibility of sources, and Scientific reasoning.