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Critical Reasoning for Beginners
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Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.
Evaluating Arguments Part Two
Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mista...
Evaluating Arguments Part Two (Slides)
Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mista...
Evaluating Arguments Part One
Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive argument...
Evaluating Arguments Part One (Slides)
Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive argument...
What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth
Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is g...
What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth (Slides)
Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is g...
Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style (Slides)
Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set argument...
Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style
Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set argument...
Different Types of Arguments (Slides)
The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deduc...