PHL 221 - Critical Thinking |
This course is aimed at developing practical reasoning skills. Students will learn to analyze and evaluate arguments, detect fallacies, distinguish science from pseudo-science, recognize media bias, and better understand methods of deception employed by advertisers, political organizations and others. A central goal of this course is to develop an attitude of fair-mindedness and intellectual honesty while learning to avoid the pitfalls of defensiveness and rationalization.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Arts and Letters, Social Science Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Credit Skills Development Bachelor Applied Science May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College Now |
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