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PH 113 Critical Thinking (3)

The study of critical thinking emphasizing the careful and deliberate determination of whether one should accept, reject, or suspend judgment on a claim, and how confident one should be in doing so. This course will cover a range of topics, including topics such as: the structure of arguments, common reasoning errors, the use and abuse of language in reasoning, the connections between critical thinking and clear writing, construction and evaluation of definitions and explanations.