Mt. San Antonio College
Fall Semester 2018
Course Syllabus/Outline
Distance Learning Online Courses*
Beginning 8/27/2018 and Ending 10/19/2018
I will make the Course available for Check-in only in Canvas on August 24
CRN: 20362*
CRN: 20363*
CRN: 20531*
*No Mandatory Meetings
Professor: Charles T. McGruder, Ph.D.
Office: Building 26D, Room 2481E
Office Hours: MW 8:45 - 9:45 am
Online Hours: TTH 9-10 am
Telephone: (909) 274-4595
Email: cmcgruder@mtsac.edu
Web Address: https://faculty.mtsac.edu/cmcgruder/
Class Webpage: https://inside.mtsac.edu/
Students are expected to be proficient in Canvas:
The Learning Management System (LMS) for Distance Learning at Mt. SAC.
You may want to take the Course:
STDY 85C - Study Techniques and Skills for Online Learning.
All Quizzes and Exams, including the Final Exam,
are taken in Canvas. They are not timed.
(When you take a Quiz or Exam, Save your answers as you go
in case there is a system or power problem)
Browsers
Canvas recommends that you use Chrome as your browser.
Other browsers (Firefox or Safari)
should work fine, if you have the latest version.
We do not recommend: Internet Explorer.Logic, Custom Edition
13th Edition, by Patrick J. Hurley, 2017
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 6
ISBN: 978-1-337-450065
The Custom Edition is available at Mt. SAC Bookstore (SacBookRac)
The Custom Edition comes from:
A Concise Introduction to Logic,
13th edition by Patrick J. Hurley, 2017.
ISBN-13: 978-1-305-95809-8
If you have the 12th edition or a different edition of the Textbook, that is fine.
The Page Numbers do not matter as much as the Chapter and Section Numbers.
Dictionary – College Level
English Handbok
Recommended
Do You Think What You Think You Think?
The Ultimate Philosophical Handbook
By Julian Baggint and Jeremy Stangroom, 2007
Just The Arguments
100 of the Most Important Arguments
In Western Philosophy
Edited by Michael Bruce and Steven Barbone. 2011
Handouts
Glossary, Uses of Language, Definitions,
Seven Steps in Argument Analysis, Validity and Strength,
Instructions for Fallacy Notebook,
Induction, Deduction and the Scientific Method
Course Description
The analysis of language as an instrument of sound thinking in morals, politics, and everyday life. The course is designed to assist students to analyze an argument, avoid faulty conclusions in reasoning, and understand levels of meaning and kinds of arguments, avoid verbal pitfalls, understand the steps of scientific methods, and identify value assumptions.
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to "do philosophy." Wonder is central to philosophy, not only as a starting point but also as a principle and foundation from which everything else proceeds. Philosophy is a radicalization of wonder in all directions. But radicalization is a slow process and we are obliged to work the same ground over and over again. Only in this way can the process continue and only thus can it realize its total potential.
To do philosophy is to conscientiously immerse ourselves in the process and product of seeking meaning in the world. Our primary concern is for the personal dimension which plays/works in the creation and criticism of all claims to knowledge and understanding. We will use "content" and "information" however our concern is the context for transformation.
Goals
An enhanced self/social understanding.
An enhanced capacity to be philosophical - to grapple with language, values,
to discern value judgments, to relate meaning/facts/attitudes.
A disciplined engagement with contemporary themes and issues in life.
An enlargement of communication and critical thinking skills.
An introduction to propositional/formal logic.
Use of visual/analytical methods.
Grading
A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 50% and below
Quizzes and Exams: 77%; Post and Homework 23%
All work must be completed by Friday, October 21, 2018
I run a straight point system, so you can compute your grade at anytime
by dividing the number of points earned
by the total number of current points possible.
Check Canvas for the status of your grade.
Please note:
Neatness and whether or not all instructions have been followed
will be factors in the grade.
Measurable Objectives
The student will:
1. Identify different uses of language and use them appropriately
2. Recognize good reasoning from bad reasoning
3. Identify and correctly label the fallacies used in everyday speech,
as well as in politics, advertising, and literature
4. Employ logical rules to organize their thoughts,
solve personal problems as well as academic problems
5. Analyze and diagram ordinary language arguments
to outline their structure and consistency
6. Classify and Evaluate arguments as inductive or deductive
and determine validity and strength, soundness and cogency
7. Reformulate natural language into symbolic form
to determine its validity by Truth Tables
8. Define terms and evaluate definitions employing the rules of definitions
to avoid or detect ambiguity, vagueness, and circularity
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
SLOs are: Pre and Post Quizzes
Attendance Policy/Check-in
Check-in via Canvas the first day of the course
Drop Policy
If you do not Check-in, please Drop.
It is the student's responsibility to Drop the Course
Any student missing more than 20% of assignments.
before the drop date must be dropped by the professor.
Last Date to drop without a "W": SEP 6
Last Date to drop with a "W": SEP 28
How much time does this class require?
This is an 8 week online course and requires no on-campus time.
The class needs to match 54 on-campus hours plus homework time.
This class will take about 89+ hours to complete.
(an average of about 8-13 hours per week)
Makeup Policy
No make ups allowed.
I will accept assignments early, but not late.
Access Accommodation
Mt.SAC strives to make its course accessible to everyone. It specifically considers features that make its courses available to individuals with disabilities, including those using assistive technology for computer access. If you need special accommodations, please contact both the instructor and Mt. SAC Accessibility Resource Centers for Students (ACCESS) at (909) 274-4290 or at: http://www.mtsac.edu/students/dsps/
Writing Center
The Writing Center offers free tutoring and workshops to help students with writing in any course at Mt. SAC. Also, the Center’s computer lab offers printing services, access to the Internet, and lab tutors to help students with their writing while working at their computers. The Writing Center is located in 26B-100, behind the Clock Tower. For tutoring, students can stop by to make an appointment or call (909) 274-5325. You can also visit their website at http://writingcenter.mtsac.edu for more information.
Welcome to Introduction to Logic Online!
The Introduction to Logic Course is available in Canvas
The Check-in Process is in Canvas.
To locate the course:
Login to: htpps://inside.mtsac.edu/ and enter User name and Password
Click on the eLearning Resources tab
Click on Sign on to MtSAC Canvas
Click on CRN for PHIL 3 - Introduction to Logic
If you can not Login be patient and try again later, if you still have problems Loging in, call the HELP DESK: 909-274-4357
Follow The Check-in Process in Canvas
You must complete the Check-in process by 8/29/2018 to verify your enrollment.
If you do not Check-in, it is your responsibility to Drop the course.
Good luck and see you online!
Complete the tasks in Canvas to verify your enrollment in the course!
The Check-in Process in Canvas:
1. Read this Page to Check in
2. Print: and Review Syllabus/Outline
3. Take: Pre-Quiz
4. Introduce yourself: on the Discussion: Introduce Yourself/Schedules
5. Read: Introduction to Philosophy, Logic and Textbook
6. Read: FAQs
7. Read: Review Mt. SAC Student Canvas Orientation Module.
Email me by the first day of class that tasks (1-7) are completed! (Check-in)
Please include your Full Name and put CRN on Subject Line
If you do not Check-in, please Drop. It is the student's responsibility to Drop the Course.
If you can not Login be patient and try again later, if you still have problems Loging in, call the HELP DESK: 909-274-4357
Orientation
The Course Process: Read assigned chapter sections.
Study the examples and take notes or highlight.
Do assigned exercises (If you have difficulty with the examples or exercises,
then email me) The exercises do not have to be turned in.
take quiz, post. (When you take a quiz or exam
Save your answers in case there is a system or power problem).
Then the pattern repeats
Read, do assigned exercises, Take quiz and post.
The first quiz 2.2 II. will be available on the first day of the course.
When you complete the Chapter Work, Posts and Handout Work
for the Chapter, review and take the Chapter Exam.
All quizzes and exams, including the Final Exam, are taken in Canvas.
Calendar and Course Outline
This is an Eight Week/Short Term Course. The calendar is a guide to complete the course in a timely manner. If you wish to work ahead, Quizzes and Exams can be made available.
I will make the Course available in Canvas on August 28
Calendar Course Outline
Week Discussion Topics and Readings
1 Prof. McGruder makes the Course Available in Canvas
Complete the tasks in Canvas to verify your enrollment
Begin the course in Canvas
Follow Assignments in Canvas.
Due Dates are listed there also.
Discussion: Currents Events 1 (First Four Weeks) Due Friday, 9/22
Read: Chapter 2 - Language: Meaning and Definition
2.1 Varieties of Meaning:Cognitive and Emotive Meaning
2.2 Intension and Extension of Terms; Quiz; 9/3
2.3 Definitions and Purposes; Quiz; 9/3
2 2.4 Definitional Techniques; Quiz; 9/10
2.5 Criteria for Lexical Definitions; Discussion due Friday, 9/8
Chapter 2 Handouts: Uses of Language and Definition
Chapter 2 Exam due Sunday, 9/10
3 Read: Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts
Chapter 1 Handout: Argument Analysis
1.1 Arguments, Premises and Conclusions; Quiz; Discussion due Friday, 9/15
1.2 Recognizing Arguments; Quiz; 9/17
4 1.3 Deduction and Induction; Quiz; 9/24
Classifying Arguments
1.4 Validity; Soundness; Strength; Cogency: Quiz; 9/24
Evaluating Arguments
Chapter 1 Handout: Validity and Strength
1.5 Argument Forms: Proving Invalidity
Counterexample Method
Discussion: Current Events 1 Due Friday, 9/22 (See Week 1)
Chapter 1 Exam due Sunday, 9/24
5 Discussion: Current Events 2 (Last Four Weeks) due Friday, 10/19
Read: Chapter 3 - Informal Fallacies
3.1 Fallacies in General
3.2 Fallacies of Relevance: Quiz; 10/1
3.3 II. Fallacies of Weak Induction; Quiz; 10/1
6 3.3 III. Mid-Chapter Fallacy Quiz; 10/8
3.4 Fallacies of Ambiguity; Discussion: Fallacies due 10/6; Quiz; 10/8
3.5 Fallacies in Ordinary Language
Chapter 3 Exam: Informal Fallacies due Sunday, 10/8
7 Read: Chapter 6 - Propositional Logic
6.1 Symbols and Translation: Quiz; 10/15
6.2 Truth Functions: Quiz; 10/15
Handout (List of 8-13 Ideas) Due Friday, 10/13
8 6.3 Truth Tables for Propositions
Classifying Statements
Comparing Statements
6.4 Truth Tables for Arguments
6.5 Indirect Truth Tables
6.6 Argument Forms and Fallacies
Discussion: Current Events 2 Due Friday, 10/19 (See Week 5)
Final Exam due Friday, 10/19
Course End Date: Friday, October 19 at 11:55 pm
Remember to take the Post-Quiz (SLO)
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