PHIL 11 - Critical Thinking
Riverside Community
College Winter 2002
7:45AM - 10:00AM MTWTH in HM 106
Syllabus
Brian
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Lecture Resources
Exercises on Purported
Facts versus Opinions and Argument Identification
The Validity and Soundness
of Deductive Arguments
Logical Form, Truth
Tables, and Checking for Validity using Truth-Tables: A Lecture Summary
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
Analyzing a Web Site
The Issue Paper
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 for Analysis
Critical
Thinking, Reading, and Writing Companion Web Site
The above site provides the following:
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Annotated links to web resources on methods of argument, controversial
topics in the book, and online debates
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Brain-teasers
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A database of links that will guide you to the best sites on the Web for
your paper
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A research room that provides reference information, interactive tutorials,
practice exercises, and additional assignments
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Documentation instructions
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