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Introduction to Formal Logic (Learn how to argue)

Offered By: Skillshare

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Propositional Logic Courses Deductive Reasoning Courses Inductive Reasoning Courses Logical Fallacies Courses Truth-tables Courses Formal Logic Courses

Course Description

Overview

A brief introduction to Formal Logic where you will learn about Logical Arguments, Logical Fallacies, Truth Tables and much more. This course will help you if you are a college student who is studying Computer Science, Mathematics, Philosophy or any other field of Academic study, or if you are just an average person seeking to improve their reasoning and the logic that goes into making their day-to-day decisions. 


Syllabus

  • Logical arguments, premises and conclusions
  • Deductive and Inductive Inferences
  • Validity, Soundness and Cogency
  • Fallacies of Relevance
  • Fallacies of Weak Induction
  • Fallacies of Presumption, Ambiguity and Grammatical Analogy
  • Categorical Statements
  • Squares of Opposition and their features
  • Squares of Opposition Continued
  • Conversion, Obversion and Contraposition
  • Categorical Syllogisms, Terms, Mood and Figure
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Rules for Categorical Syllogisms
  • Propositional Logic, Symbols and Functions
  • Truth Tables for Propositions
  • Truth Tables for Arguments
  • Indirect Truth Tables
  • Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic
  • Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic Continued
  • Conditional Proof, Indirect Proof and Proof of Logical Truths

Taught by

Ele Sanders

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