PHIL 247 - Logic

Credits: 4
Lecture Contact Hours: 4
Description: This course is designed to assist the student in distinguishing good and bad reasoning. The course will address both informal logic which focuses on arguments in everyday language and how to evaluate them and formal logic which focuses on symbolic language and the formal methods for determining the validity of arguments. Common logical fallacies will be outlined and attention given to arguments on contemporary issues in the public forum.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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Course Competencies

Apply basic concepts in formal logic.
Apply basic concepts in informal logic.
Explain the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning.
Identify logical fallacies where they occur.
Apply criteria necessary for a good argument.
Recognize the rules of implication.
Analyze extended arguments.
Categorize different types of definitions.
Demonstrate the ability to translate ordinary language into symbols.
Recognize the main operator of a symbolized proposition.
Evaluate arguments in ordinary language.
Organize fallacies into formal and informal categories.