Duke University - Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies
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Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies at Coursera Overview
Duration | 18 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies at Coursera Highlights
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- Course 4 of 4 in the Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Specialization
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- Beginner Level
- Approx. 18 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies at Coursera Course details
- We encounter fallacies almost everywhere we look. Politicians, salespeople, and children commonly use fallacies in order to get you to think whatever they want you to think. It?s important to learn to recognize fallacies so that you can avoid being fooled by them. It?s also important to learn about fallacies so that you avoid making fallacious arguments yourself. This course will show you how to identify and avoid many of the fallacies that lead people astray.
- In this course, you will learn about fallacies. Fallacies are arguments that suffer from one or more common but avoidable defects: equivocation, circularity, vagueness, etc. It?s important to learn about fallacies so that you can recognize them when you see them, and not be fooled by them. It?s also important to learn about fallacies so that you avoid making fallacious arguments yourself.
- 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 13-17, 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 IV: How to Avoid Fallacies at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to the Course
Introduction to the Specialization
Course Logistics (Start Here)
Introduction to Fallacies
Argument from the Heap
Vagueness
Conceptual Slippery Slopes
Fairness Slippery Slopes
Causal Slippery Slopes
Ambiguity
Semantic and Syntactic Ambiguity
Fallacies of Equivocation
Introduction to Fallacies
Vagueness
Slippery Slopes
Fairness Slippery Slopes
Causal Slippery Slopes
Semantic and Syntactic Ambiguity
Fallacies of Equivocation
Fallacies of Relevance
Fallacies of Relevance and Vacuity
Fallacies of Relevance: Ad Hominem
Silencers
Dismissers
Deniers
Appeals to Authority
Amplifiers
Supporters
Affirmers
Appeals to Popular Opinion
Dismissers
Deniers
Supporters
Affirmers
Appeals to Popular Opinion
Fallacies of Vacuity
Circularity and Begging the Question
Self-Sealers
Fallacies of Vacuity
Circularity and Begging the Question
Self-Sealers
Refutation: Its Varieties and PItfalls
Refutation
Refutation by Parallel Reasoning
False Dichotomy
Reductio Ad Absurdum
Counterexamples
Attacking a Straw Man
Why Walter Should Shave His Head
Refutation by Parallel Reasoning
Reductio Ad Absurdum
Counterexamples
Attacking a Straw Man
Catch-Up and Final Quiz
The Great Shave
Final Exam
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