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Critical Thinking - PHL137
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of critical thinking and reasoning. Students learn how to construct, analyse and critically evaluate arguments; how to detect common fallacies in reasoning; and how to think logically and creatively. We teach these skills by developing practical techniques for the evaluation of reasoning, and applying them to arguments from business, law, science, politics, philosophy and the media. Critical thinking skills are invaluable across all disciplines, and will benefit students in academic contexts and in life beyond university.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 (On-campus dates: 24 March, 5 May) Xc1 - External study (composite mode); Offered in Session 1 Session 3 Internal - Day; Offered in December 2012 - February 2013, North Ryde |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Jenny Duke-Yonge |
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| NCCW(s): | PHIL137, PHI120 |
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| Unit Type: | People unit |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts |
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