Assignment Schedule

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
09.02.09	Welcome to the Course	Study Class Syllabus
W 1	Purpose of the Course	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syllabus.html`
	How to Study for this Course	``How to Study''
	Course Requirements	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/study-topics.html`
09.04.09	What is Philosophy?	Q-1 Web Practice Sheet
F 2	Logic on the Internet	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/phil_log.html`
	Divisions of Philosophy
	Web Practice Sheet Help
09.07.09	The Nature of Logic	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/nature_log.html`
M 3	Logic and Reasoning
09.09.09	The Structure of Arguments	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/structure.html`
M 4	Statements and Nonstatements	Exercise 1: Statements
	Premises and Conclusion	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/scireas/statements_test.html`
09.11.09	Premise and Conclusion Indicators	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/diagram.html`
F 5	Finding the Conclusion	Exercise 2: Arguments Level I
	Entailment and Inference	Q-2 Statements
	Exercise 1: Statements	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/statements_quiz.html`
	Q-1 Web Practice Sheet due
09.14.09	Diagramming Arguments	Review `http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/diagram.html`
M 6	Q-2 Statements	Exercise 3: Arguments Level II
	Exercise 2: Arguments Level I	Q-3 Indicators
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/indicators_quiz.html`
09.16.09	Diagramming Practice	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/scireas/diagram_quizzes.html`
W 7	Q-3 Indicators	Exercise 4: Arguments Level III
	Exercise 3: Arguments Level II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/diagram_quiz.html`
		Q-4 Diagramming

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
09.18.09	Arguments and Nonarguments	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/nonarg.html`
F 8	Q-4 Diagramming
	Deductive and Inductive Arguments	Exercise 5: Arguments and Nonarguments
	Exercise 4: Arguments Level III	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ded_ind.html`
09.21.09	Deduction and Induction Review	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/tvs.html`
M 9	Validity and Truth	Exercise 6: Deduction and Induction

09.23.09	Truth, Validity, Soundness	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/tvs_quiz.html`
W 10		Q-5 Truth, Validity, Soundness
		Syllabus: Truth, Validity, Soundness
09.25.09	Review Exercises	Syllabus: Test 1 Review Sheet
F 11	Q-5 Truth, Validity, Soundness	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/argument_test.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/argument_test.html`
09.28.09	Review for Test I	Review for Test 1
M 12	The Structure of Arguments	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/arguments_topics.html`
09.30.09	Test 1: The Structure of Arguments	Optional Browse Fallacy Files
W 13		Optional `http://www.fallacyfiles.org/index.html`
10.02.09	Forms and Functions of Language	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/form_lang.html`
M 14	Performative Utterances	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/emotive.html`
10.05.09	Emotive Language	Exercise 7: Emotive Language
M 15	Language Exercises	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/lang_ex.html`
	Disagreements
10.07.09	Varieties of Disagreements	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/disagree.html`
W 16	Belief and Attitude	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/scireas/varieties_test.html`
	Exercise7: Emotive Language	Exercise 8: Disagreements

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
10.21.09	Review of Fallacies	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/fallacies_test.html`
W 21	Q-8 Fallacies of Presumption
		Q-9 Great American Fallacy Contest
10.13.09	Q-9 Great American Fallacy Contest	Review for Test 2
F 22		Syllabus: Test 2 Review Sheet
10.26.09	Test II Language and Informal Fallacies
M 23
10.28.09	Review of Test II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/prop.html`
W 24	Standard Form Categorical Propositions	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/quantity_quiz.html`
		Q-10 Quantity, Quality, Distribution
10.30.09	Traditional Square of Opposition	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/square.html`
F 25	Q-10 Quantity, Quality, Distribution
	Contrariety; Subcontrariety	Exercise 12: Square of Opposition
	Subalternation; Contradiction
11.02.09	Moving Around the Square	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/further.html` I, II
M 26	Conversion and Obversion	Q-11 Square of Opposition
	Contraposition	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/square_quiz.html`
	Exercise 12: Square of Opposition
11.04.09	Further Immediate Inferences	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/further.html` III
W 27	Conversion; Obversion; Contraposition	Exercise 13: Further Inferences
	Q-11 Square of Opposition
11.06.09	Successive Immediate Inferences	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/successive.html`
F 28	Exercise 13: Further Inferences	Q-12 Conversion, Obversion, Contraposition
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/further_quiz.html`
		Exercise 14: Successive Immediate Inferences

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
11.09.09	Strategies for Successive Inferences	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/strategies.html`
M 29	Q-12 Conversion, Obversion, Contraposition	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/successive_quiz.html`
	Exercise 14: Successive Immediate Inferences
11.11.09	Ordinary Language Inferences	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/inferences_ex.html`
W 30	Venn Diagrams for Propositions	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/venn_prop.html`
		Q-13 Venn Diagrams
		Exercise 15: Venn Diagrams
11.13.09	Review for Test III	Syllabus: Test 3 Review Sheet
F 31	Exercise 15: Venn Diagrams	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/proposition_topics.html`
	Q-13 Venn Diagrams	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/prop_test.html`
11.16.09	Test III Categorical Propositions	`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism`
M 32
11.18.09	Review of Test III	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_terms.html`
W 33	Syllogistic Terms I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/terms_quiz.html`
		Exercise 16: Syllogistic Terms
		Q-14 Syllogistic Terms
11.20.09	Syllogistic Terms II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_terms_review.html`
F 34	Q-14 Syllogistic Terms	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_analogy.html`
	Exercise 16: Syllogistic Terms	Exercise 17: Logical Analogies for problems in Exercise 16
	Logical Analogies	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_prob.html`
	Venn Diagrams	Exercise 18: Venn Diagrams
11.23.09	Syllogistic Fallacies I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_fall.html`
M 35	Four Term Fallacy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/four_fall.html`
	Undistributed Middle	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/middle_fall.html`
	Exercise 17: Logical Analogies	Optional Informal Fallacy Project
	Exercise 18: Venn Diagrams

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
11.24.09	Informal Fallacy Project Due 12:00 noon
11.25.09	Thanksgiving Holiday
11.27.09	Thanksgiving Holiday
11.30.09	Fallacies II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_fall.html`
F 36	Illicit Minor and Major	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/illicit_fall.html`
	Exclusive Premisses	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/exclusive_fall.html`
	Affirm. Conclusion From Neg.Premiss	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/conclusion_fall.html`
	Existential Fallacy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/existential_fall.html`
		Exercise 19: Standard Form Syllogism Fallacies
12.02.09	Testing Syllogisms I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_prob.html`
W 37	Translation	Exercise 20: Venn Diagrams for Exercise 19
	Exercise 19: Syllogistic Fallacies	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/trans.html`
12.04.09	Testing Syllogisms II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_test.html`
F 38	Translation	Q-15 Testing Syllogisms
	Exercise 20: Venn Diagrams	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syllogism_quiz.html`
	Reducing Terms	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/reduce.html`
	Sorities	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ordinary_test.html`
		Exercise 21: Translating and Testing Syllogisms
12.07.09	Review for Test IV Syllogisms	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/trans.html`
M 39	Q-15 Testing Syllogisms	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ordinary_test.html`
	Translation Tricks	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/uniform.html`
	Exercise 21: Translating and Testing Syllogisms	Syllabus: Test 4 Review Sheet
12.09.09	Test IV Syllogisms	Office Hours Posted for Week of Finals
W 40

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
12.11.09	Review of Test IV Syllogisms	If approved, study for Make-ups
F 41	Review for Make-up Tests	See Make-up policy in syllabus
	Student initiated questions	Syllabus Office Hours end
12.14.09	Sec. 03 (09:10 Class) Final Exam Period	Christmas Logic Reading
M	Approved Make-up Tests Only	Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
	Testing Time: 08:00-10:00 am	Have a Great Christmas!
12.18.09	Sec. 07 (11:30 Class) Final Exam Period	Christmas Logic Reading
F	Approved Make-up Tests Only	Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
	Testing Time: 11:00-01:00 pm	Have a Great Christmas!

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
10.09.09	Informal Fallacies	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/nature_fall.html`
M 17	Fallacies of Relevance I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/agree_quiz.html`
	Exercise 8: Disagreements	Q-6 Varieties of Disagreement
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ignorance.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/authority.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/person.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/popular.html`
		Exercise 9: Relevance I
10.12.09	Fallacies of Relevance II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/misery.html`
M 18	Q-6 Varieties of Disagreement	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/force.html`
	Exercise 9: Relevance I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ignoratio.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/fallacy1_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/relevance1_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/relevance2_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/relevance3_quiz.html`
		Exercise 10: Relevance II
		Q-7 Fallacies of Relevance I
		Make flash-cards for Fallacies of Relevance
10.14.09	Fallacies of Presumption I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/complex.html`
W 19	Q-7 Fallacies of Relevance I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/cause.html`
	Exercise 10: Relevance II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/circular.html`
		Exercise 11: Presumption
10.16.09	Fall Break	Optional: Informal Fallacy Project
F -
10.19.09	Fallacies of Presumption II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/accident.html`
M 20	Exercise 11: Presumption	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/converse.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/fallacy2_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/presumption1_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/presumption2_quiz.html`
		Q-8 Fallacies of Presumption
		Make flash-cards for Fallacies of Presumption
		Q-9 Great American Fallacy Contest