This course provides an introduction to logic, the systematic study of reasoning and argumentation. The primary aim of this course is to teach students basic but essential skills of analysing, evaluating, and constructing arguments, and to hone their ability to execute these skills in thinking and writing. Students will be equipped with the tools necessary for clear, coherent, and effective reasoning in both academic and professional contexts. The course improves students’ skills in logic by making explicit the basics of reasoning and argumentation and by connecting them to various issues and situations in everyday life. We will discuss basic concepts in logic, essentials of propositional logic including translations into a formal language and truth tables, natural deduction in propositional logic, and common fallacies in reasoning.
The aim of this course is to enable students (1) to identify and analyse arguments, detect implicit premises, and reconstruct arguments, (2) to understand the basics of propositional logic including translations into a formal language, truth tables and natural deduction, (3) to detect common fallacies in reasoning, and (4) to present arguments clearly in speech and writing.
- Teacher: Mirja Annalena Holst