Think Again I
How to Understand Arguments
Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking,
In this course, you will learn what an argument is. The definition of argument will enable you to identify when speakers are giving arguments and when they are not. Next, you will learn how to break an argument into its essential parts, how to put them in order to reveal their connections, and how to fill in gaps in an argument by adding suppressed premises. By the end of this course, you will be better able to understand and appreciate arguments that you and other people present. Suggested Readings: Students who want more detailed explanations or additional exercises or who want to explore these topics in more depth should consult Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, Ninth Edition, Concise, Chapters 1-5, by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Fogelin. Course Format: Each week will be divided into multiple video segments that can be viewed separately or in groups. There will be short ungraded quizzes after each segment (to check comprehension) and a longer graded quiz at the end of the course.
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Rating | 4.6★ based on 350 ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Starts | Jun 26 (40 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Duke University via Coursera |
Instructors | Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dr. Ram Neta |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Art & Design Humanities Mathematics |
Tags | Arts And Humanities Personal Development Math And Logic Philosophy |
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I feel very inspired to further my to continue developing my reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Well, this course is a good start for everyone who wants to study critical thinking!
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great This course's been a fantastic journey in informal logic and critical thinking.
And the splicing between the old course and the new one is sometimes discontinuous (though, to be fair, they warn us about that at the beginning).Nevertheless, I would still highly recommend the course to anyone looking for a thorough-going university-level course in critical thinking, and basic argumentation.
I found this course very challenging as I find critical thinking very difficult.
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final quiz
I would have a formal test every week to pass the whole course instead of a final quiz just perfect This course was awesome.
"speech act" ) or understand the nuances in some exercises regarding "speech act" and" suppressed premises" (particularly in the final quiz, the more difficult questions to me were about the "suppressed premises").So I would have liked that these harder issues have had found a clearer explanation during the lectures.
One of the questions I got wrong on the final quiz suggest all birds fly as a correct answer, wrong ALL BIRDS do not fly.
Would have been four stars but the final quiz was excessively difficult.
Thank you very much 教师讲得好,习题设计也代表了课程涉及的主要内容。学过课程后,确实能引发对思维方式、说话方式的思考。 An excellent course, but it is hard going (took me 3 attempts to get through the final quiz!).
I am just giving it 4 stars, as i think more practical examples should be provided The Instructor Is Fun,I Really Enjoyed The Entire Course Up Until The Awful FInal Quiz.I Have Not Encountered Another Final Test/Quiz Quite As Annoying As This One.
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walter sinnott-armstrong
Dr Walter Sinnott-Armstrong's light-hearted approach to what could potentially be a very dry subject was also very helpful and very welcome.
I'm really grateful to Professor Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong for sharing his amazing knowledge with such passion.
The lectures are very interesting and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is a fantastic teacher.
Thanks to Coursera and to Professor (Doctor) Walter Sinnott-Armstrong...
The professor, Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, makes it really engaging and enjoyable with his continuous jokes and funny faces and performance.
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I'm looking forward to completing this course.
This course was exactly what I was looking for - an easy to follow journey through the fundamentals of understanding, evaluating, and constructing arguments.
I would highly recommend this course to everyone interested in looking for ways to structure better arguments.
Very interesting curse, because in my technological carrier nobody give me the reflexe to thinking about arguments and how to use it to progress A must for anyone looking for better writing or maths in reading proofs certainly is helpful to know what people is assuming in the proof so it is easier to understand it.
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I plan to continue on with the remaining 3 courses so that I can better separate the wheat from the chaff in my own beliefs as well as those of others.
this is a very important course to take first to understand others argument so you have understanding of the people which get you closer to others as well as formulating your own argument for the different reasons you might have to give an argument This is an amazing course.
The skills taught can be useful for both academic pursuits as well as making our way through the bombardment of information we navigate in our daily lives.
It nicely brought together all that we had learnt in the previous weeks as well as illustrate how it could be applied in 'real' world/everyday situations.
Great fun and it really makes you think, as well as change how you view arguments in your daily life.
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Rating | 4.6★ based on 350 ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Starts | Jun 26 (40 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Duke University via Coursera |
Instructors | Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dr. Ram Neta |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Art & Design Humanities Mathematics |
Tags | Arts And Humanities Personal Development Math And Logic Philosophy |
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