Ce cours fait partie de la Spécialisation Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

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Spécialisation Introduction to Logic and Critical ThinkingUniversité Duke

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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.
Suggested Readings:
Students who want more detailed explanations or additional exercises or who want to explore these topics in more depth should consult Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, Ninth Edition, Concise, Chapters 1-5, by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Fogelin.

Course Format:
Each week will be divided into multiple video segments that can be viewed separately or in groups. There will be short ungraded quizzes after each segment (to check comprehension) and a longer graded quiz at the end of the course.

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Semaine 1

15 minutes pour terminer

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.

15 minutes pour terminer

1 vidéo (Total 5 min), 1 lecture

9 heures pour terminer

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.

9 heures pour terminer

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

Semaine

Semaine 2

8 heures pour terminer

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.

8 heures pour terminer

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

Semaine

Semaine 3

8 heures pour terminer

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.

8 heures pour terminer

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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Semaine 4

1 heure pour terminer

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.

1 heure pour terminer

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Meilleurs avis pour THINK AGAIN I: HOW TO UNDERSTAND ARGUMENTS

par SB2 nov. 2019

Excellent course, extremely worthwhile and very challenging for me. I used this course to help with my logic training for LSAT. I will be continuing on to complete all parts of the full course.

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.

par MT23 sept. 2022

Great course, I learned a lot from it especially deep analysis, checking arguments and rebuilding, Thank you very much, great presentation from the professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

par AA10 oct. 2016

Very good course, made me really think again. The professor is very clear on his explanations and he also made the course smooth and funny, which helped on the learning process. Highly recommended!

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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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• What is the coolest thing I'll learn if I take this class?
How to respond if someone says that you would have to be a fool to disagree with them.
• What are people saying about this class?
 “I'd like to thank both professors for the course. It was fun, instructive, and I loved the input from people from all over the world, with their different views and backgrounds.”  
“Somewhere in the first couple weeks of the course, I was ruminating over some concept or perhaps over one of the homework exercises and suddenly it occurred to me, "'Is this what thinking is?" Just to clarify, I come from a thinking family and have thought a lot about various concepts and issues throughout my life and career...but somehow I realized that, even though I seemed to be thinking all the time, I hadn't been doing this type of thinking for quite some time...so, thanks!”
“The rapport between Dr. Sinott-Armstrong and Dr. Neta and their senses of humor made the lectures engaging and enjoyable. Their passion for the subject was apparent and they were patient and thorough in their explanations.”  
Will I receive a transcript from Duke University for completing this course?
No. Completion of a Coursera course does not earn you academic credit from Duke; therefore, Duke is not able to provide you with a university transcript. However, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

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