Argument diagramming & Fallacy identification

Two main approaches will be developed in this course. First comes critical thinking. This includes argument diagramming and fallacy identification. Diagramming is largely a descriptive exercise involving the abstraction of form from content to isolate the logical structure of ordinary arguments.Identifying an argument as fallacious is a more evaluative task. Content and "extra-logical" knowledge must be taken into account. The second approach uses the powerful techniques of symbolic logic.