Duke University - Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively
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Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively at Coursera Overview
Duration | 13 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 4 in the Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 13 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively at Coursera Course details
- Deductive arguments are supposed to be valid in the sense that the premises guarantee that the conclusion is true. In this course, you will learn how to use truth-tables and Venn diagrams to represent the information contained in the premises and conclusion of an argument so that you can determine whether or not the argument is deductively valid.
- 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 6 and 7 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.
Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to the Course
Introduction to the Specialization
Course Logistics (Start Here)
Introduction to Deductive Logic
Propositions and Propositional Connectives
"And" and the Truth-Functional Connectives
Using Truth Tables to Show Validity
Rules Variables and Generality
Disjunction
Combining Conjunctions and Disjunctions
Negation and Truth Functional Operators
Negating Conjunctions and Disjunctions
Commutativity and Associativity
The Conditional
Conditionals in Ordinary Language
Biconditionals
Conclusion
"And" and the Truth-Functional Connectives
Using Truth Tables to Show Validity
Disjunction
Negation and Truth Functional Operators
Negating Conjuctions and Disjunctions
The Conditional
Conditionals in Ordinary Language
Biconditionals
Categorical Logic and Syllogisms
Categorical Logic
Categories and Quantifiers
How Quantifiers Modify Categories
Immediate Categorical Inferences
Syllogisms
Categories, Individuals, and Language
Venn Diagrams and Validity
Other Ways of Expressing A, E, I, or O Propositions
How Quantifiers Modify Categories
Immediate Categorical Inferences
Syllogisms
Categories, Individuals, and Language
Venn Diagrams and Validity
Representing Information
Reasoning from Venn Diagrams or Truth Tables Alone
Different Ways of Representing Information
Reasoning from Venn Diagrams or Truth Tables Alone
Catch-Up and Final Quiz
Final Quiz
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