| Date | Class Topic | Assignment |
| 01.30 | Truth, Validity, and Soundness | Study Syllabus T,V,S |
|---|---|---|
| T 7 | Quiz: Argument Indicators | Study Copi 15-20 |
| Diagramming Arguments | Study Copi 44-46 | |
| Quiz: Truth, Validity, and Soundness | ||
| 02.01 | Explanations and Nonarguments | Optional Study Copi 51-55 |
| R 8 | Quiz: Truth, Validity, Soundness | Study Online Lecture: Diagramming |
| 02.06 | Deduction and Induction | Review for Test 1: The Structure of Arguments |
| T 9 | Review for Test on Arguments | Study Copi 3-46 |
| Chat 8-9 PM, 02.07 | ||
| 02.08 | Test 1: Arguments | Study Copi 69-71 |
| R 10 | ||
| 02.13 | Forms and Functions of Language | Study Copi 71-75; 82-86 |
| T 11 | Varieties of Disagreements | Syllabus: Ex. Emotive Significance |
| Resolution of Disagreements | Quiz: Statements | |
| Introduction to Informal Fallacies | Syllabus: Ex. Varieties of Disagreements |
| Date | Class Topic | Assignment |
| 02.15 | Fallacies of Relevance | Study Copi 125-135 |
|---|---|---|
| R 12 | Quiz: Statements | Copi Ex. 88-89: 4-10 |
| ad Populum; ad Misericordiam | Quiz: Disagreements | |
| ad Baculum; ad Hominem; Ignoratio Elenchi | Construct Fallacies of Relevance Flash Cards | |
| 02.20 | Fallacies of Defective Induction | Copi Ex. 136-140: I and II, all |
| T 13 | Quiz: Varieties of Disagreements | Study Copi 140-147 |
| ad ignorantiam; ad verecundiam | Quiz: Fallacies of Relevance | |
| False Cause; Hasty Generalization | Study Syllabus: Informal Fallacies | |
| 02.22 | Fallacies of Presumption | Study Copi 148-151 |
| R 14 | Quiz: Fallacies of Relevance | Copi Ex. 152-154: 1-10 |
| Accident; Complex Question | Construct Fallacies of Defective Induction and Presumption Flash Cards | |
| Petitio Principii | Quiz: Fallacies of Induction and Presumption | |
| Philosophy Web: Review Exercises | ||
| 02.27 | Quiz The Great American Fallacy Contest | Review Flash Cards; Copi 125-151 |
| T 15 | Quiz: Fallacies of Defective Induction and Presumption | Review for Test 2: Language and Informal Fallacies Chat 8-9 PM, 02.28 |
| 03.01 | Test 2: Language and Informal Fallacies | |
| R 16 | ||
| 03.05 | Spring Break | |
| 03.09 | ||
| 03.13 | Categorical Propositions | Study Copi 176-182 |
| T 17 | Quantity, Quality, and Distribution | Copi Ex. 182-183: 1-5 |
| The Chart | Study Copi 183-186; Copi Ex. 186-7: 1-5 | |
| Quiz: Quantity, Quality, and Distribution | ||
| 03.15 | The Square of Opposition | Study Copi 187-191 |
| R 18 | Quiz: Quantity, Quality, and Distribution | Copi Ex. 191: 1-4 all |
| Contrariety and Subalternation | Syllabus: Square of Opposition | |
| Contradiction and Subcontrariety |
| Date | Class Topic | Assignment |
| 03.20 | ``Bouncing Around the Square'' | Study Copi 191-194 |
|---|---|---|
| T 19 | Further Immediate Inferences | Quiz: The Square of Opposition |
| Conversion and Obversion | Copi Ex. 197-8: I-II all | |
| 03.22 | Successive Immediate Inferences | Study Copi 194-197 |
| R 20 | Quiz: The Square of Opposition | |
| Contraposition | Copi Ex. 198: III all | |
| 03.27 | Successive Immediate Inferences | Quiz: Further Immediate Inferences |
| T 21 | Solving Techniques | Re-Study Copi 191-197 |
| Existential Import | Ex. 198: IV: 1-10 | |
| 03.29 | Venn Diagrams | Read Copi 200-214 |
| R 22 | Quiz: Further Immediate Inferences | Copi Ex. 214-215: 1-10 Omit equality directions |
| 04.03 | Review for Test on Categorical Propositions | Study Copi 176-263 |
| T 23 | Student Directed Questions | Review for Test 3: Categorical Propositions |
| Chat: 8-9 PM, 04.04 | ||
| 04.05 | Test 3: Categorical Propositions | Study Copi 217-219 |
| R 24 | ||
| 04.10 | Standard Form Syllogisms | Study Copi 219-225 |
| T 25 | Logical Analogies | Ex. 222-223: 1-5 |
| Ex. 225-226 3-5 | ||
| Quiz: Syllogistic Terminology | ||
| 04.12 | Venn Diagrams | Study Copi 226-234; Copi Ex. 235-236: 1-5 |
| Syllogistic Fallacies | Ex. 244-245: II: 1-10 | |
| R 26 | Quiz: Syllogistic Terminology | Study Copi 236-244 |
| 04.17 | Standard Form Syllogisms | Copi Ex. 245-246: III: 1-5 |
| T 27 | The Syllogistic Rules and Fallacies | Re-Study Copi 217-244 |
| Quiz: Testing Syllogisms | ||
| 04.19 | Syllogistic Problem Solving | Review for Test 4: Syllogisms |
| R 28 | Quiz: Testing Syllogisms | Chat: 8-9 PM, 04.23 |
| 04.24 | Test 4: Syllogisms | Review for Make-up Tests |
| T 29 | ||
| 05.03 | Final Examination Period for Approved Make-up Tests | : Grades Posted within 48 hours |
| R | TR 8:00-9:15 Section 02 |