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Logic In Philosophy: Logical Fallacies And Common Mistakes

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This course will help you think more clearly through many of life's dilemmas and difficult situations. Some logical fallacies you might be familiar with are: Ad hominem, begging the question, red herring fallacy, hasty generalization, false dichotomy, slippery slope fallacy, tu quoque, appeal to authority, and false dilemma. We will focus on these issues and a number of other issues throughout the course, and mainly finding inconsistencies of how we understand the world, situation, and how those inconsistencies and errors have an impact on our decisions in regard to our lives. PHILOSOPHY APPLIED TO REAL-LIFE Philosophy can be boring to study because it's sometimes hard to apply it to real-world situations. In this course, I make sure that the ideas explained have real-world applications, which immediately makes this topic interesting and useful in life. Coming soon: Logic in debates. RESPONSIVE AND CARING INSTRUCTOR: WORLD-CLASS STUDENT SUPPORT If you have questions, know that I am here to help! I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don't respond. Well, I do because 1) I care about my students. 2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money's worth from the course. Invest in yourself. Enroll now!

Syllabus

  • Introduction and welcome to this logic and logical fallacies course
  • Reasoning: Inductive and deductive reasoning
  • Logical fallacies

Taught by

Alex Genadinik

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