PHIL 11 - Critical Thinking

    Riverside Community College - Norco Campus - Spring 2002
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Fri in LIBR 109
    8:00 am - 11:45 am Sat in LIBR 109

    Syllabus

Lecture Resources

    A 10-Step Process for Analyzing an Argument
   Turning Your 10-step Analysis Into Paragraphs
    Example: "Ballot Measure Wrong Way to Fix Worker's Comp"
    Analyzing the Pro and Con Arguments on a Ballot Measure

Online Newspaper Editorials

    New York Times
    Los Angeles Times
    Washington Post
    Chicago Tribune
    Riverside Press Enterprise
    Ontario Daily Bulletin
    Long Beach Press Telegram
    Orange County Register
    Sacramento Bee
    San Francisco Examiner

Online Voter's Guides

    2002 California Primary Election Voter Guide (Props 40-45)
    2000 California General Election Voter Guide (Props 32-39)
    2000 California Primary Election Voter Guide (Props 1A,12-31)
    1998 California General Election Voter Guide (Props 1A,1-11)
    1998 California Primary Election Voter Guide (Props 219-227)
    1996 California General Election Voter Guide (Props 204-218)
    1996 California Primary Election Voter Guide (Props 192-203)

Web Sites

    Power of Logic Companion WebSite

Educational and Other Resources

    Me. (The first place you should turn if you are having trouble in the course.)
    Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus (Not sure what a word means? Look it up!)
    How to get a free web-based e-mail address