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Topic	Name	Description
	Course Introduction Video
	Course Syllabus

Course Introduction

Course Introduction Video

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction and Meaning Analysis

1.1: Introduction to Critical Thinking

1.2: Meaning Analysis

1.3: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

1.4: Thinking Critically About Ordinary Language

1.5: Assessing Sources

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Argument Analysis

2.1: What Are Arguments?

2.2: How to Tell an Argument from a Non-Argument

2.3: Good Argument Form

2.4: Visualizing How Arguments Work

2.5: Analogical Arguments

2.6: Valid Argument Patterns

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Basic Sentential Logic

3.1: The Basics of Logic

3.2: Logical Statements, Connectives, and Relations

3.3: Logic Puzzles

3.4: How to Write Sentences in Sentential Logic

3.5: Connectives and Truth Tables

3.6: How to Draw Truth Tables for More Complicated Statements

3.7: Properties of Individual Well-Formed Formulas and Relations Between Them

3.8: Understanding Truth Tables

3.9: How to Translate Ordinary Statements into Symbolic Formulae

3.10: Formalization Practice

3.11: Two Methods for Determining the Validity of an Argument

3.12: Why Sentential Logic Is Not Enough

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Venn Diagrams

4.1: Introduction to Venn Diagrams

4.2: More Complicated Venn Diagrams

4.3: Illustrating Experience with Venn Diagrams

4.4: Review of Introduction to Venn Diagrams

4.5: Using Venn Diagrams to Evaluate Syllogisms

4.6: Understanding the Logic of Venn Diagrams

4.7: The Limitations of Venn Diagrams

4.8: Review of Venn Diagrams and Arguments

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Fallacies

5.1: Introduction to Fallacies

5.2: Types of Fallacies

5.3: Straw Man Fallacy

5.4: Gambler's Fallacy

5.5: Begging the Question

5.6: Red Herring

5.7: Ad Hominem (Against the Person)

5.8: Ad Ignorantium (Appeal to Ignorance)

5.9: Ad Populum (Appeal to the People)

5.10: Complex Question (Double-Barreled Question)

5.11: Loaded Question

5.12: Non Sequitur (It Does Not Follow)

5.13: Cognitive Biases

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Scientific Reasoning

6.1: The Basic Principles of Scientific Reasoning

6.2: The Question of Causality

6.3: Causality Is More than Just Cause and Effect

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Strategic Reasoning and Creativity

7.1: Strategic Reasoning

7.2: Creative Thinking

Unit 7 Assessment

Study Guide

Certificate Final Exam

Saylor Direct Credit

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