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On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
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Identify the main components of an argument (e.g. premisses and conclusion)
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Distinguish four main types of propositions (categorical, hypothetical, disjunctive, and conjunctive) and put into standard logical form sentences phrased in ordinary language.
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Recognize the status of the truth, or otherwise of statements in immediate logical inferences among categorical propositions (in the traditional square of opposition, conversion, obversion and contraposition).
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Discriminate between valid (logical) and invalid (illogical) forms of reasoning.
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Translate everyday arguments into standard, classical syllogistic form (where possible), and test the validity of such arguments, using the rules of the syllogism.
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Translate everyday arguments into standard modern logical notation of the propositional calculus, and test the validity of such arguments, using the truth-table method.
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Summarize, in writing, the main features of informal logical fallacies (of ambiguity and relevance), giving examples.
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