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PHIL 2100 - Critical Thinking


This course provides tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of the various patterns of reasoning as they occur in the real world. Patterns of reasoning include deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, scientific reasoning, statistical reasoning, and causal reasoning. The course also covers some basic psychology and sociology of reasoning and belief and concludes with a critical discussion of science and the scientific method.

When Offered: Spring term annually.

Cross Listed: PSYC 2100  

Credit Hours: 4