Course Name: PHIL 310: Logic and Reasoning Winter 2020

COURSE TRACKING CALENDAR

Instructor Name: Joseph A. Hedger, Ph.D.
Monday, 5:45—8:15 pm, Bryant & Stratton College, Syracuse Downtown Campus, Room 208

WEE CLASS Topic(s) To Be Covered Course Outcomes Teaching and Learning Activities Assignments Due Dates
K Day/ Addressed and
Date Instructor Role & Student Expectations Assessments
Support
1 Mon  No Class N/A  N/A  N/A N/A N/A
1/20  Martin Luther King Day
holiday
2 Mon  Course Introduction CO #1: Compare  Discuss  Name Chain Read pp. 1-10. Due 2/3
1/27  Argument and contrast concepts for  Introductions
 Statement various forms of next week’s  Small group HW#1 Exercise
 Premise reasoning homework activity 1.1 (p. 10): Part
 Conclusion CO #2: Relate the assignment  Review of PHIL A #1-10, Part B
 Validity importance of basic  Discuss topic 250 concepts #1-10, Part C
 Soundness logical concepts of course  Practice #1-5, Part D #1-
such as validity,  Discuss problems similar 5.
soundness and course to next week’s
consistency to grading and homework
reasoning practice expectations assignment
together in class
(on board,
individually, or
in small groups)
3 Mon  Conditionals CO #1-2  Go over HW  Show completed Read pp. 14-28. Due 2/10
2/3  Negation CO #3: Apply #1 together homework for
 Disjunction analytical and in class credit at the HW#2 Exercise
 Variables thinking skills  Discuss beginning of 1.2 (p. 28): Part
 Famous Forms: Modus through syllogistic, concepts for class A #1-10, Part B
Ponens, Modus Tollens, symbolic and next week’s  Go over HW #1 #1-15.
Disjunctive Syllogism, informal logic homework together in class
Hypothetical Syllogism, scenarios. assignment  Practice
and Constructive CO #5: Translate,  Famous problems similar
Dilemma formalize and Forms to next week’s
evaluate simple handout homework
arguments in assignment
categorical and together in class
propositional form. (on board,
individually, or
 in small groups)
4 Mon  Famous Forms CO #1-3, 5  Go over HW  Show completed Read pp. 33-39 Due 2/24
2/10  The Counterexample CO #6: Combine #2 together homework for & green boxes
Method theory and practice in class credit at the on 46 & 47.
to communicate  Discuss beginning of
logical arguments concepts for class HW#3 Exercise
orally and in next week’s  Go over HW #2 1.2 (p. 30): Part
written form. homework together in class C #1-15.
assignment  Practice Exercise 1.3 (p.
problems similar 48): Part A #1-7
to next week’s
homework
assignment
together in class
(on board,
individually, or
in small groups)
5 Mon  No Class N/A  N/A  N/A Read pp. 33-39 Due 2/24
2/17  President’s Day holiday & green boxes
on 46 & 47.

HW#3 Exercise
1.2 (p. 30): Part
C #1-15.
Exercise 1.3 (p.
48): Part A #1-7
6 Mon  Deductive Reasoning CO #1-3, 5-6  Go over HW  Show completed Read pp. 50-57 Due 3/2
2/24  Inductive Reasoning #3 together homework for & 63-67.
 Strength in class credit at the
 Cogency  Discuss beginning of HW #4 Exercise
 Identifying Arguments & concepts for class 1.3 (p. 58): Part
Conclusions next week’s  Go over HW #3 C #1-7 & #9.
Non-Arguments: homework together in class Exercise 2.1 (p.
Reports, Illustrations, assignment  Practice 68): Part A: #1-
Explanatory Statements, problems similar 10.
and Conditionals to next week’s
homework Study for Exam
assignment #1
together in class
(on board,
individually, or
in small groups)
7 Mon 3/2 EXAM #1 CO #1-3, 5-6  Briefly  Briefly review No homework N/A
review for for Exam #1 in
Exam #1 in class
 class  Complete Exam
 Complete #1 in class (open
Exam #1 in book and open
class (open notes)
book and
open notes)
8 Mon 3/9  Identifying Arguments CO #1-3, 5-6  Go over HW  Go over HW #4 Read pp. 70-86. Due 3/16
 Constructing Arguments CO #7: Construct #4 together together in class
 Well-Crafted Arguments and defend in class  Practice HW#5 Exercise
 Premise and Conclusion arguments for one  Discuss problems similar 2.1 (p. 70): Part
Form self. concepts for to next week’s B #1-5.
next week’s homework Exercise 2.2 (p.
homework assignment 86): Part A #1-
assignment together in class 10.
(on board,
individually, or
in small groups)
9 Mon  Cognitive Meaning CO #1-3, 5-7  Go over HW  Show completed Read pp. 107- HW #6 Due
3/16  Proposition #5 together homework for 113. 3/23
 Emotive Force in class credit at the
 Well-Crafted Arguments  Discuss beginning of HW#6 Exercise
(avoiding emotionally concepts for class 3.1 (p. 114): #1-
loaded language) next week’s  Go over HW #5 10.
homework together in class
assignment  Practice
problems similar
to next week’s
homework
assignment
together in class
(on board,
individually, or
in small groups)
10 Mon  Informal Fallacies CO #1-3, 5-7  Go over HW  Show completed Read pp. 147- Due 3/30
3/23  Ad Hominem #6 together homework for 160.
 Straw Man in class credit at the ePortfolio
 Appeal to Force  Discuss beginning of HW#7 Exercise Project Part
 Appeal to the People (Ad concepts for class 4.1 (p. 161): I: Paper
Populum) next week’s  Go over HW #6 Part A #1-7 & (Due 4/6)
 Appeal to Pity homework together in class #9-14.
 Appeal to Ignorance assignment  Practice Study for Exam
problems similar #2
to next week’s
homework Discuss
assignment ePortfolio
 together in class Project Part I:
(on board, Paper (Due
individually, or 4/6)
in small groups)
11 Mon EXAM #2 CO #1-3, 5-7  Briefly  Show completed Work on Work on
3/30 review for homework for ePortfolio ePortfolio
Exam #2 in credit at the Project Part I: Project Part
class beginning of Paper (Due I: Paper
 Complete class 4/6) (Due 4/6)
Exam #2 in  Complete Exam
class (open #2 in class (open
book and book and open
open notes) notes)
12 Mon 4/6  Review: Fallacies CO #1-3, 5-7  Go over HW  Show completed Work on Due 4/13
 PowerPoint Basics CO #4: #7 together homework for ePortfolio
 ePortfolio Project Part II: Demonstrate in class credit at the Project Part II:
PowerPoint understanding and  In-class beginning of PowerPoint
Presentation apply ethical practice of class Presentation
behavior/response proofs: p.  Go over HW #8
s to; situations, case 362 PART C together in class
studies and #15-20,  Review Fallacies
simulations PART D #13- of Relevance
CO #8: Critically 25 together in class
assess the  Review  Review Fallacies
argument of others. Translations of Weak
together in Induction
class together in class
 Review
Fallacies of
Relevance
together in
class
13 Mon ePortfolio Project Presentation CO #1-8 Complete PowerPoint  Complete N/A N/A
4/13 Presentation in class PowerPoint
Presentation in
class
 Student question
& answer session
14 Mon ePortfolio Project Presentation CO #1-8 Complete PowerPoint N/A Have a good
4/20 Presentation in class  Complete break!
Course Wrap-Up and PowerPoint
Discussion Class Discussion and Presentation in
Grades class
 Student question
& answer session