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.
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Welcome to the Specialization
Welcome to our specialization Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking based on our Coursera course Think Again: How to Reason and Argue. This course-Think Again: How to Understand Arguments - is the first in a series of four courses. We are excited that you are taking this course, and we hope that you will stick around for all four courses in the series, because there is a great deal of important material to learn. In the series as a whole, you will learn how to analyze and evaluate arguments and how to avoid common mistakes in reasoning. These important skills will be useful to you in deciding what to believe and what to do in all areas of your life. We will also have plenty of fun. The first part of this course introduces the specialization and the course. It also clarifies some peculiarities you may find with this course. We encourage you to watch the "Introduction to the Specialization" video first as it will help you learn more from the materials that come later.
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1 vidéo (Total 5 min), 1 lecture
1 vidéo
1 lecture
Course Logistics (Start Here)10 min
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How to Spot an Argument
In this week's material we will teach you how to identify arguments as opposed to abuse . We will define what an argument is, distinguish various purposes for which arguments are given (including persuasion, justification, and explanation), and discuss the material out of which arguments are made (language). The last three lectures this week are optional, but they are recommended for advanced students. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this week’s material, you will be able to :define what an argument ispull arguments out of larger texts distinguish various purposes of arguments. OPTIONAL READING: If you want more examples or more detailed discussions of these topics, we recommend Understanding Arguments, Ninth Edition<, Chapters 1-2.
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10 vidéos (Total 101 min)
10 vidéos
Why Arguments Matter7 min
What Is an Argument?7 min
What are Arguments Used For? Justification5 min
Strong Arguments Don't Always Persuade Everyone8 min
What Else are Arguments Used For? Explanation13 min
What are Arguments Made Of? Language14 min
Meaning9 min
Linguistic Acts7 min
Speech Acts9 min
Conversational Acts17 min
10 exercices pour s'entraîner
Why Arguments Matter30 min
What Is an Argument?30 min
What are Arguments Used For? Justification30 min
Strong Arguments Don't Always Persuade Everyone30 min
What Else are Arguments Used For? Explanation30 min
What are Arguments Made Of? Language30 min
Meaning30 min
Linguistic Acts30 min
Speech Acts30 min
Conversational Acts30 min
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How to Untangle an Argument
This week’s material will focus on the special language in which arguments are formulated. We will investigate the functions of particular words, including premise and conclusion markers plus assuring, guarding, discounting, and evaluative terms. Identifying these words will enable students to separate arguments from the irrelevant verbiage that surrounds it and then to break the argument into parts and to identify what each part of an argument is doing. The lectures end with a detailed example that uses these tools to closely analyze an op-ed from a newspaper. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this week’s material, you will be able to: understand three levels of meaning. identify argument markers OPTIONAL READING: If you want more examples or more detailed discussions of these topics, we recommend Understanding Arguments, Ninth Edition, Chapters 3-4.
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10 vidéos (Total 130 min)
10 vidéos
Argument Markers12 min
Standard Form3 min
A Problem for Arguments12 min
Assuring14 min
Guarding8 min
Discounting10 min
Evaluation17 min
Close Analysis (Part I)20 min
Close Analysis (Part II)13 min
More Close Analysis17 min
9 exercices pour s'entraîner
Argument Markers30 min
Standard Form30 min
A Problem for Arguments30 min
Assuring30 min
Guarding30 min
Discounting30 min
Evaluation30 min
Close Analysis (Part II)30 min
More Close Analysis30 min
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How to Reconstruct an Argument
This week’s material will teach you how to organize the parts of an argument in order to show how they fit into a structure of reasoning. The goal is to make the argument look as good as possible so that you can learn from it. We work through the main steps of reconstruction, including putting the premises and conclusion into a standard form, clarifying the premises and breaking them into parts, arranging the argument into stages or sub-arguments, adding suppressed premises where needed to make the argument valid, and assessing the argument for soundness. The lectures begin by defining the crucial notions of validity, soundness, and standard form. You will also learn to diagram alternative argument structures, including linear, branching, and joint structures. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this week’s material, you will be able to: label assuring, guarding, discounting, and evaluative terms determine whether an argument is valid or sound complete arguments by adding suppressed premises reconstruct arguments by and series of arguments, and classify argument structures. OPTIONAL READING: If you want more examples or more detailed discussions of these topics, we recommend <em>Understanding Arguments, Ninth Edition, Chapter 5.
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11 vidéos (Total 150 min)
11 vidéos
Validity26 min
Soundness4 min
Get Down to Basics21 min
Sharpen Edges17 min
Organize Parts14 min
A Student Example: A Debate About Smartphones in Class11 min
Fill in Gaps22 min
Conclude2 min
An Example of Reconstruction (Part I)9 min
An Example of Reconstruction (Part II)9 min
An Example of Reconstruction (Part III)10 min
9 exercices pour s'entraîner
Validity30 min
Soundness (Part I)30 min
Soundness (Part II)30 min
Get Down to Basics30 min
Sharpen Edges30 min
Organize Parts30 min
Fill in Gaps30 min
Conclude30 min
An Example of Reconstruction30 min
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Catch-Up and Final Quiz
This week gives you time to catch up and review, because we realize that the previous weeks include a great deal of challenging material. It will also be provide enough time to take the final quiz as often as you want, with different questions each time. We explain the answers in each exam so that you can learn more and do better when you try the exam again. You may take the quiz as many times as you want in order to learn more and do better, with different questions each time. You will be able to retake the quiz three times every eight hours. You might not need to take more than one version of the exam if you do well enough on your first try. That is up to you. However many versions you take, we hope that all of the exams will provide additional learning experiences.
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1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Final Quiz30 min
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Meilleurs avis pour THINK AGAIN I: HOW TO UNDERSTAND ARGUMENTS
par FY5 juil. 2018
I found this course very challenging as I find critical thinking very difficult. However this course was extremely rewarding and I will be taking the other three modules in the Think Again series.
par SM10 juin 2020
I found this course very challenging as I find critical thinking very difficult. However this course was extremely rewarding and I will be taking the other three modules in the Think Again series.
par VS29 juin 2020
This course has helped me breakdown the structure of arguments and I think it is very useful if you struggle with essay writing as this course helps you understand the fundamentals of arguments.
par RH15 févr. 2017
This is a very very engaging and applicable course, and is truly presented with 10/10 efficacy! I couldn't be more sincere and adamant in my recommendation, no matter who you are or what you do.
À propos du Spécialisation Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
By taking Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking you will improve your ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments by other people (including politicians, used car salesmen, and teachers) and also to construct arguments of your own in order to convince others and to help you decide what to believe or do. This specialization introduces general standards of good reasoning and offers tools to improve your critical thinking skills. These skills will help you determine when an argument is being given, what its crucial parts are, and what it assumes implicitly. You will also learn how to apply deductive and inductive standards for assessing arguments and how to detect and avoid fallacies.
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