This can be used for an introduction to Philosophy, Logic, or even a debate class. There is a two page handout that explains what a valid and sound argument are (includes an explanation of the two terms as well as examples). Pages 3, 4 and 5 are an individual student worksheet, in which the student will examine a handful of arguments and determine whether or not they are sound and/or valid. Page 6 is the answer key. I find it most useful for students to use this material as follows: read the handout together as a group, slowly reviewing the content and checking for comprehension. Then, have students complete the worksheet independently either in class or as homework. Once everyone has completed the assignment, review the answers together. The discussion seems to help the students that weren't as quick to understand the concepts. At the end there is a bonus question for students to come up with their own arguments - you can have volunteers share their arguments on the board which is a fun activity. This work is high school level difficulty, and in my experience seems to be enjoyable for students.
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Book Synopsis Jean Piaget was one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. His influence on developmental psychology, education and epistemology has been enormous. This text undertakes a reconstruction of the contexts and intellectual development of Piaget's numerous texts in the wide-ranging fields of biology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, child psychology, social psychology, theology, logic, epistemology and education. Richard Kohler reconstructs the often overlooked theological basis of Piaget's theories and analyses the influence this had upon the various areas of his research and reflections, particularly in relation to education. About the Author Richard Kohler worked as a secondary school teacher in the UK. After studying educational science, sociology and philosophy at Zürich University, he wrote his PhD thesis on Piaget. He worked as a lecturer at various Universities of Teacher Education, Switzerland, and currently teaches at the Thurgau University of Teacher Education in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
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An interactive list of logical fallacies & rhetorical devices with examples. In nine languages. Never be duped again!
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Here is an example of a common logical fallacy known as the ad hominem argument, which is Latin for "argument against the person" or "argument toward the person". Basically, an ad hominem argument goes like this: Person 1 makes claim X There is something objectionable about Person 1 Therefore claim X is false
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Logical fallacies are best taught by the discovery method. Students look at examples and develop their own definitions of what they see.
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Okay, here's the third (and, with luck, final) go-round. I've alphabetized all the definitions and done some tweaking of some of them. I think this makes for a much easier to read poster, though one consequence of doing that is there's a definition in the right-hand column that is broken. Sorry,…
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A syllogism is a logical argument composed of three parts: the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion inferred from the premises. Syllogisms make statements that are generally true in a particular situation. In doing so,...
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In 2007, Mark Hoofnagle suggested on his Science Blog Denialism that denialists across a range of topics such as climate change, evolution, & HIV/AIDS all employed the same rhetorical tactics to sow confusion. The five general tactics were conspiracy, selectivity … Continued
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Western Philosophy Timeline. Continental Philosophy. Hellenistic/ Medieval. Rationalists. Empiricists. Kant. Ancient. Plotinus Augustine Anselm Abelard Aquinas Ockham. Descartes Leibniz Spinoza. Locke Berkeley Hume. Kant. Plato Aristotle. Analytic Philosophy.
An interactive list of logical fallacies & rhetorical devices with examples. In nine languages. Never be duped again!
