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Critical Thinking Syllabus Critical Thinking Syllabus

HUMSS Track-Strand Course (2nd semester, SY 2017-18) HUMSS Track-Strand Course (2nd semester, SY 2017-18)
Teacher: Mr. Marlon Julian S. Nombrado Teacher: Mr. Marlon Julian S. Nombrado

Course description: This course will equip students with cognitive and Course description: This course will equip students with cognitive and
communication skills in the context of solving problems, analyzing issues, and communication skills in the context of solving problems, analyzing issues, and
making informed decisions. Through various strategiesfrom substantive making informed decisions. Through various strategiesfrom substantive
readings, structured writing assignments, seminars, to debates and other readings, structured writing assignments, seminars, to debates and other
discursive exercisesstudents will be immersed in contemporary issues to test discursive exercisesstudents will be immersed in contemporary issues to test
how they view the world and its realities, how they organize what they see, and how they view the world and its realities, how they organize what they see, and
how they behave and act on these beliefs. how they behave and act on these beliefs.

Schoology Course Access Code: TWH28-JJF32 Schoology Course Access Code: TWH28-JJF32

Main References: Main References:


Bassham, G., Irwin, W., Nardone, H., & Wallace, J. (2011). Critical Thinking: Bassham, G., Irwin, W., Nardone, H., & Wallace, J. (2011). Critical Thinking:
A Students Introduction (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill A Students Introduction (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Chaffee, J. (2012) Thinking Critically (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning Chaffee, J. (2012) Thinking Critically (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning

Course Content Issues Student outputs Course Content Issues Student outputs
I.What is critical thinking? Education and the I.What is critical thinking? Education and the
Critical Thinking Standards Culture of Critical Thinking Standards Culture of
Barriers to Critical Thinking Anti-intellectualism Barriers to Critical Thinking Anti-intellectualism
II. Constructing Arguments II. Constructing Arguments
Parts of an argument: Reasons and Parts of an argument: Reasons and
Conclusions Conclusions
Building convincing arguments Building convincing arguments
III. Deductive Reasoning Global Warming Writing a Critique III. Deductive Reasoning Global Warming Writing a Critique
Hypothetical syllogisms and Misinformation Challenging a Hypothetical syllogisms and Misinformation Challenging a
Evaluating Deductive Arguments: Truth, false premise Evaluating Deductive Arguments: Truth, false premise
Validity, and Soundness Validity, and Soundness
V. Inductive Reasoning SOGIE and Sexism Class Debate V. Inductive Reasoning SOGIE and Sexism Class Debate
Empirical generalization and Causal Empirical generalization and Causal
arguments arguments
Evaluating Inductive Arguments: Evaluating Inductive Arguments:
Fallacies of False Generalization and Fallacies of False Generalization and
Causal Fallacies Causal Fallacies
VI. Fallacies of Relevance The Drug War and Mock Trial VI. Fallacies of Relevance The Drug War and Mock Trial
Film: 12 Angry Men Death Penalty Film: 12 Angry Men Death Penalty
VII. The Critical Thinkers Guide to Privilege VII. The Critical Thinkers Guide to Privilege
Reasoning speeches Reasoning speeches
Analyzing Issues Analyzing Issues
Defending a Point of View Defending a Point of View
Weighting Pros vs Cons Weighting Pros vs Cons
VIII. Toulmins Model of Argumentation Persuasive VIII. Toulmins Model of Argumentation Persuasive
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An unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates An unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates

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