Argumentation

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course studies the principles and techniques of the critical interpretation and evaluation of argumentation. Topics studied include normative rules of reasoned discussions useful to resolve conflicts of opinion, and violations of such rules, i.e. informal fallacies and other faults of argumentation. Requisite Courses: A minimum of 12 credit hours in Philosophy [prerequisite(s)].