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Newports Institute of Communications and Economics

This document outlines a course on logic. The objective is to develop students' reasoning and analytical skills by introducing methods of distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning, including induction, deduction, validity, and fallacies. The course will cover topics like proposition, argument, definition, informal fallacies, categorical propositions, syllogisms, induction, analogy, scientific method, and explanation. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, assignments, quizzes, class participation, and a final report. Regular attendance of at least 85% is required to pass.

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Newports Institute of Communications and Economics

This document outlines a course on logic. The objective is to develop students' reasoning and analytical skills by introducing methods of distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning, including induction, deduction, validity, and fallacies. The course will cover topics like proposition, argument, definition, informal fallacies, categorical propositions, syllogisms, induction, analogy, scientific method, and explanation. Students will be evaluated through midterm and final exams, assignments, quizzes, class participation, and a final report. Regular attendance of at least 85% is required to pass.

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Newports Institute of Communications and Economics

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Course Code : PHL 205 Course Title: LOGIC Class Hours:
O U R S E

Instructor Name: Meeting Hours: Semester: Email:

Course URL: COURSE OBJECTIVE : the course is design to sharpen the reasoning and analytical skills of the students and to introduce them the methods and techniques used to distinguish correct / good from incorrect / bad reasoning (argument) induction and deduction , truth and validity , fallacies and definition and nature and method of scientific inquiry. Course Activity:

Text Book(s):

1. coi and Cohen 2. Kelly, David 3. Timothy W. Crusious / Carolyn E. Channell.


Reference Book(s):

Grading Policy: Midterm Final: Assignment: Quizzes Class Participation Term Report Attendance: Total: STUDENT POLICY & PROCEDURE:

Expected Date / Week 5th Session or 3rd Week 16th Session or 8th Week Midterm Asgmt+Final Report+Presentation 2 Quizes before MidTerm & 2 after Mid term Compulsory Final Report Minimum 85% required

Weightage 30% 40% 10% 10% 10% 100%

1. The student must prepare themselves for the class lecture and discussion by going through, in advance, the relevant chapter from the text book, reference, reading material etc. and be ready for a quiz in the class from the chapter / chapters already discussed / due for the discussion in class. 2. The student must ensure a minimum 85% attendance. If a student accumulates more than allowed number of absences he/she will be awarded F. 3. If a student wishes to withdraw from the course he/she must do so before 2 nd Midterm or F will be given automatically.

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Session

Course Contents PART 1 : I Introduction to logic. Proposition & argument. Truth & validity. Induction & deduction. Language and its uses. Kinds of disputes. Definition : Its kinds & purposes. Difference between convincing and persuasion and their principles. Connotation and denotation. Genus and difference definition. Mid Term Informal fallacies (relevance, presumption & ambiguity) PART 2 : categorical proposition. Traditional square of opposition. Immediate inference. Conversion, obversion, contraposition. Categorical syllogism. Figure, mood and standard form. Syllogistic rules and formal fallacies. inductive generalization and inductive analogy. Criteria for appraising analogical arguments. Casual connections : mills method of experiment inquiry. Explanation : scientific and unscientific. Scientific method, stages in scientific investigation. Final Exams

01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13.

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