Critical Thinking (COMPLETE - PPT Bundle)

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Topics: A Complete Introduction to Critical Thinking

1. Intro: Critical Thinking (PPT)
2. Critical Thinking: Obstacles (PPT)
3. Critical Thinking: Identifying + Evaluating Arguments (PPT)
4. Critical Thinking: Deductive Argument Patterns (PPT)
5. Critical Thinking: Fallacies + Persuaders (PPT)
6. Critical Thinking: Inductive Arguments + Statistics (PPT)
7. Critical Thinking: Evidence + Experts (PPT)
8. Critical Thinking: Causal Arguments (PPT)
9. Critical Thinking: Inference to the Best Explanation (PPT)
10. Critical Thinking: Judging Scientific Theories (PPT)
11. Critical Thinking: Morality + Law (PPT)

DETAILS:

• Critical thinking - what it is, why it matters
• Implicit bias
  • Way(s) of correcting for implicit bias
• Subjective relativism
• Identifying and assessing arguments:
  • Argument
  • Premises
  • Conclusion
  • Indicator words
• Deductive arguments: 
  • Validity
  • Soundness
  • Valid argument forms: 
    • Modus ponens
    • Modus tollens
    • Disjunctive syllogism
    • Constructive dilemma
    • Hypothetical syllogism
  • Invalid argument forms: 
    • Denying the antecedent
    • Affirming the consequent
• Fallacies: 
  • Genetic fallacy
  • Fallacy of composition
  • Fallacy of division
  • Appeal to the person (ad hominem)
  • Fallacy of equivocation
  • Appeal to the masses (popularity)
  • Appeal to tradition
  • Appeal to ignorance
  • Appeal to emotion
  • Red herring
  • Straw man
  • Two wrongs make a right
  • Begging the question (circular reasoning)
  • False dilemma
  • Decision-point fallacy
  • Slippery slope
  • Hasty generalization (stereotyping)
• Rhetorical devices: 
  • Innuendo
  • Euphemism
  • Dysphemism
  • Ridicule/Sarcasm
  • Rhetorical definition
• Inductive arguments: 
  • Strength & Cogency
• The problem of induction
• Arguments by analogy: 
  • Instances of comparison
  • Relevancy of similarities
  • Strength
• Causal arguments: 
  • Strength
  • Necessary vs. sufficient conditions
  • Mill’s methods:
    • Agreement
    • Disagreement
    • Joint (agreement and disagreement)
    • Correlation (concomitant variation)
  • Casual confusions
• Inference to the best explanation
• The criteria of adequacy (including the T.E.S.T. method)
• Enumerative induction: Identifying and assessing... 
  • Sample size
  • Target group
  • Relevant property
  • Strength
• Moral arguments:
  • Moral vs. nonmoral statements
  • Assessing the truth of moral principles
• Moral theories and criticisms
  • Moral criteria of adequacy
  • Relativism: subjective, social
  • Divine Command Theory
  • Kantian Deontology
  • Ethical Egoism
  • Utilitarianism: act, hedonistic, rule
  • Virtue Ethics
• Legal reasoning

Recommendations:

• Critical Thinking (CANVAS COURSE)
• Evaluating Complex Arguments (PPT)
• Introduction to Logic (PPT)
• Identifying + Evaluating Arguments (POSTER)

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