Summer Intersession 2018
Professor: Charles T. McGruder, Ph.D.
Office: Building: 26D, Room: 2481E
Office Hours: by appointment
Telephone: (909) 274-4595
Email: cmcgruder@mtsac.edu
Web Address: https://faculty.mtsac.edu/cmcgruder
Class Webpage: https://inside.mtsac.edu/
*No Mandatory Meetings
Six Week/Short Term Courses
Beginning June 21 Ending August 1
*CRN: 10127
*CRN: 10213
*CRN: 10243
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) are fine if you have the latest version.
We do not recommend: Internet Explorer.
Textbook
LOGIC - Custom Edition
13th Edition by Patrick J. Hurley
ISBN-13: 978-1-337-45006-5
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 6
The Custom Edition is available only at Mt. SAC Bookstore (SacBookRac)
The Custom Edition comes from:
A Concise Introduction to Logic,
13th edition by Patrick J. Hurley, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-285-19654-1
You should have the textbook the first day of class.
If you have the 12th edition or a different edition of the Textbook, that is fine,
Dictionary – College Level
English Handbook
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
Seven Steps in Argument Analysis
Instructions for Fallacy Notebook
Induction, Deduction and the Scientific Method
Critical Thinking Format/Study Sheet
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, 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
An introduction to propositional/symbolic/formal logic
A disciplined engagement with contemporary themes and issues in life
An enlargement of communication and critical thinking skills
Use of visual/analytical methods
ACCESS Accommodations
Mt. SAC strives to make its courses accessible to everyone. It specifically considers features that make its courses accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those using assistive technology for computer access. if you need special accommodations, please contact both the professor and Mt. SAC Accessibility Resource Centers for Students (ACCESS) at (909) 274-4290 or 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.
Grading
A = 100-90%; B = 89-80%; C = 79-70%; D = 69-60%; F = 50% and below
Quizzes = 20%; Exams = 60%; Post and Homework = 20%
Exercises are assigned for most Chapter Sections, (they do not have to be turned in)
All work that is turned in (extra credit), should include: Name, Date, Title,
CRN on Subject Line of email
and Documentation (extra credit) if needed.
No Name, No Credit!
I run a straight point system, so you can compute your grade
by dividing the number of points earned by the number of current points possible.
Check Canvas for 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 with 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
I will make the course available for Check-in on Thursday, June 21.
Check-in the first day of class
Check-in by completing tasks in Canvas
If you do not Check-in, please Drop.
It is the student's responsibility to Drop the Course
No mandatory meetings on campus
How much time does this class require?
This is an 6 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 13-15 hours per week)
Drop Policy
If you do not Check-in, please Drop.
It is the student's responsibility to Drop the Course
Last day to withdraw without a "W": June 28Last day to withdraw with a "W": July 17
Any student missing more than 20% of class or assignments
before the drop date must be dropped by the professor.
Makeup Policy
No make ups allowed. I will accept assignments early, but not late.
Complete the tasks to verify your enrollment in the course!
To verify your enrollment and begin the course in Canvas:
Check-in Process:
To locate the course
Login to: https://inside.mtsac.edu/ and enter User name and Password.
Click on the eLearning Resources tab.
Click on Sign on to MtSAC Canvas
Click on your CRN for PHIL 3 - Introduction to Logic.
Follow The Check-in Process in Canvas:
1. Read the Welcome to Introduction to Logic Page to Check-in
2. Print and Review Syllabus/Outline
3. Take the Pre-Quiz
4. Introduce yourself on the Discussion: Introduce Yourself/Schedules
5. Read the Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, and Textbook
6. Read: FAQs
7. Read: Mt.SAC Student Orientation Module
8. E-mail me that you have completed tasks (1-7)
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
You must do this by 11:55 pm, the first day of class to verify your enrollment
(This Check-in is how you will keep your place in the Class)
If you do not Check-in, please Drop. It is the student's responsibility to Drop the Course
The Course Process:
Read the assigned chapter section
Study the examples and take notes or highlight
Do assigned exercises, they do not have to be turned in. (If you have difficulty with the examples or exercises,
post to the ASK Discussion or email me)
Post to the Discussions
Take section quiz (When you take a Quiz or Exam;
save your answers as you go in case there is a system or power problem)
Section Discussions are Due on Fridays. Quizzes and Exams are Due on Sundays. (except the Final Exam)
Then the pattern repeats
Read, do exercises, post, and take quiz.
The first quiz 2.2 II. will be available on the first day of the course.
When you complete the Chapter Work, Posts, Quizzes and Handout Work for the Chapter,
review and take the Chapter Exam.
All quizzes and exams, including the Final Exam, are taken in Canvas.
Use the Syllabus/Calendar as a guide to work through the material in a timely manner.
If, however, you wish to work through the material more quickly
than the calendar suggests, the quizzes and exams can be made available.
Follow Assignments in Canvas. (They do not have to be turned in)
The Assignments parallel the Textbook and the Discussions. (The exercises do not have to be turned in)
Welcome to Introduction to Logic Online!
The Introduction to Logic Course is available in Canvas.
We begin our study of Logic with: Chapter 2 - Language: Meaning and Definition.
Calendar Course Outline
Week Check-in and Orientation (6/21)
1 Prof. McGruder makes the Course Available
Complete the task to verify your enrollment
Begin the course in Canvas
Follow Assignments in Canvas
1 Discussion Topics and Readings
Discussion: Current Events 1 (First Three Weeks) Due Friday, 7/13
Read: Chapter 2 - Language: Meaning and Definition
2.1 Varieties of Meaning: Cognitive and Emotive Meaning
2.2 Intension and Extension of Terms; Quiz
2.3 Definitions and Their Purposes; Quiz
2.4 Definitional Techniques; Quiz
2.5 Criteria for Lexical Definitions; Discussion Due Friday, 6/29
2 Handout: Uses of Language
Handout: Definition
Chapter 2 Exam Due 7/1
Read: Chapter 1
Basic Concepts
1.1 Arguments, Premises, Conclusions; Quiz; Discussion Due Friday, 7/6
1.2 Recognizing Arguments; Quiz
3 1.3 Deduction and Induction
1.3 Classifying Arguments; Quiz
1.4 Validity, Truth, Soundness,
Strength, Cogency; Quiz
Handout: Validity and Strength
Evaluating Arguments
1.5 Argument Forms: Proving Invalidity
Chapter 1 Exam Due 7/8
Discussion: Current Events 1 Due Friday, July 13 (See Week 1)
1 Post ; 2 replies
4 Discussion: Current Events 2 (Last Three Weeks) Due Friday, 8/1
Read: Chapter 3 - Informal Fallacies
3.1 Fallacies in General
3.2 Fallacies of Relevance; Quiz
3.3 I. Fallacies of Weak Induction; Quiz
3.3 III. Mid-Chapter Fallacy Quiz
3.4 Fallacies of Presumption, Ambiguity, and ...; Quiz; Discussion Due Friday, 7/20
3.5 Fallacies In Ordinary Language
Chapter 3 Exam Due 7/22
5 Read: Chapter 6 - Propositional Logic
6.1 Symbols and Translation; Quiz
6.2 Truth Functions; Quiz
6.3 Truth Tables for Propositions
6.3 I.Classifying Statements
6.3 II. Comparing Statements
Handout: List 8-13 ideas. Due Friday, July 27
6 6.4 Truth Tables for Arguments
6.5 Indirect Truth tables
6.6 Argument Forms and Fallacies
Common Argument Forms
Discussion: Current Events 2; Due August 1
Final Exam
Please complete the Post-Survey
The Course will close on:
Wednesday, August 1 at 11:59pm.
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