Northern Illinois University

Department of Philosophy

Course Offerings: Fall 2008

PHILOSOPHY 105: CRITICAL REASONING

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
SECTION 1, 11:00 - 11:50 A.M.
SECTION 2, 12:00 - 12:50 P.M.

INSTRUCTOR JOHN BEAUDOIN

REQUIRED TEXTS
A course packet will be available at VCB.

COURSE CONTENT
The course is an introduction to argument and reasoning. Primarily we will be interested in some of the common errors in reasoning that arguers are apt to make, how to spot them and how to avoid them.

COURSE FORMAT
Grades will be based on five equally-weighted exams.