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Course: Logic, Secand Semester 19
Instructor: Lucinda M. Hogan
Sources: Brennen, introduction to Lagic
*Bronowski, Science and Human Values
Capaldi, The Art of Deceotion
Churchill, Becoming Logical
Capi, Intreduetion to Logie
*deBonc, New Think
*Seenz, In ale Lagica
ahn, Shane of Content
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formal end informal logic
Sarter? and a gosterior! 7
Juish between truth end velidity in lagic 7
2e 7 learning styles, and identify their awn
ecegnize the * “ecching style" implicit in Zen koans
ad select passages from deSone's New Think
we and commen (in writing) select videos
fram deBono's series, "The Greetest Thinkers”
ractice lateral thinking with the Parsons School of
Design “eggdrap" challenge
2.7 creete end construct their own invented implement
2.0 devise their own “Wesleyan Incentive” (social service
project) using lateral thinkingUnii Taree - Sentence:
3.1 disti
tements & Syllagisms - 7 deus
Iniguish four types of sentence, in context of logic
2 tie
eRpettive use,
velue of in Live ond other (including
figurative) communication
+ distinguish between sentence end statement (or,
proposition)
Stnemorize snd apply ‘errs
categoricel or “necessary” ststements: use the
Classic square of opposition to
5 exalein contradiction, contrariness, si
supereiternation
6 oifterentiate and offer exemples cf compound
statements; copditionel, conjunctive, and
dusjunctive
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Unit Four ~ Lenguege and Logic ~ 8 cays
4.1 define "definition", *
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2 read Lewis Carroll excerpts far logical/math import
45 identify the mejor developments in growth of the
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. 4.4 analyze pass: from Jaspers, Serire, other
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evelop sn original “language
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would get oneUnit Five - Clarifying Language - 4 days
5.1 practice lagical revision end rewriting, reviewing
different “learning styles” and using drefts with a
variety of different purposes
5.2 establish notebook section with checklist far
revision in other subjects
siegorical Statements and Syilogisms ~ 16 days
categorical statements
iew the meaning of "necessity" in logic
ine “categorical syliogism”
jor, minor and middle
tructing different valid
WMogiams in four
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10 explain how figure and mood i
11 identify 24 possible mood/fig
they are valid
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formel fallacies: :
undistributed middle
illicit distrisution
faulty exclusion
unwarranted existential assertion
improper conversion
6.16 reguiarly consult the “Guide for Checking Validity”
while practicing distinction between valid and
invalid syllogisms
6.17 recognize prectical applicat
sic; clearly deecrine
jenis yur Synwyier cueRE rel SysTUUTIC,
informal logic; lateral thinking}
6.18 practice reducing the number of terms in erguments
6.19 identify the four-term (equivocation) faliscy6.20 practice identifying ertqumenre:
recognize and identify snd range
Prefixes, as they apply te logic
Unit Seven - Overview of Truth Functions, Predicete Logic - 7 days
7.1 practice presenting verbal information as symbolic
vies versa
arnbiguities in lenguage/logic
dicate logic to their oven learning of a
(first end)
Init Eight - Induction and Hypotheses - 13 days
8.1 read selections from Francis Bacon, David Hume and
comment on the state of deduction today
5.2 read Science end Human Values, identifying salient
components of the trediticnal dichotomy between
science and the “eris’
5.3 read snd discuss case histories of various scientific
scoveries™
5.4 read BF. Skinner, selections from Walden Two and
defend or discount his radical empiricism
6.5 pri ectce formulation of effective hypotheses
5.6 cevelop a hygothesis, tests and praats for en issue i
Be school subject, and in personal life
end present an “artistic” science project
Vand present a “scientific” eris project
p én achievement test to follow one
presentetion (above) that will inductively and
effectively show levels of others’ lzerning
~ Practical Reesoning end infermal Faliacies - 15 days
3.1 memorize 3 basic rules for avoiding inconsistency
9.2 practice recognizt repared exampies and “real
life", fallacies of inconsistency:
J begging the question
P masiys Gusstions
5 ignorsntio sfenchtreal
forgetful inguctios
& faulty ansiegy
FB past noc erga proper hoc
& fsise siismms
S morsiizing (wishful tiinsiig)
22 negative pret
9.4 practice recognizing, in prepared examples
lie”, fallacies of irrelevance:
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16.1 practice writing legal briefs, irom resi-life ces
10.2 identity the fallacies
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10.3 evaluate selections from literary criticism (ie,
Northrop Frye}; write one each original fallacy-
. riddled end fallacy-free book, movie or music
review
10.4 read Shape of Content end apply to criteria for
lusting selected works of ert
10.5 debate a substantial mors! issue using all tools for
clarification/persuasion learned, and
10.6 design a personel moral code based on the issues
reised, with necessary additions
sed in legal proceedings,
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