Critical Reasoning for Beginners

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Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.

Oxford University


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    Evaluating Arguments Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2010 57:03


    Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

    Evaluating Arguments Part Two (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2010


    Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

    Evaluating Arguments Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2010 66:22


    Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

    Evaluating Arguments Part One (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2010


    Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

    What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2010 52:58


    Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

    What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2010


    Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

    Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2010 80:21


    Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

    Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2010


    Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

    Different Types of Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010 70:57


    The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

    Different Types of Arguments (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010


    The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

    The Nature of Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010 78:29


    The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.

    The Nature of Arguments (Slides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010


    The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.

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