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About the Course

In this course, you will learn what an argument is. The definition of argument will enable you to identify when speakers are giving arguments and when they are not. Next, you will learn how to break an argument into its essential parts, how to put them in order to reveal their connections, and how to fill in gaps in an argument by adding suppressed premises. By the end of this course, you will be better able to understand and appreciate arguments that you and other people present. Suggested Readings: Students who want more detailed explanations or additional exercises or who want to explore these topics in more depth should consult Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, Ninth Edition, Concise, Chapters 1-5, by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Fogelin. Course Format: Each week will be divided into multiple video segments that can be viewed separately or in groups. There will be short ungraded quizzes after each segment (to check comprehension) and a longer graded quiz at the end of the course....

Top reviews

CW

Apr 15, 2019

I've taken several online courses on logic and argumentation. This one stands out by virtue of the professor's enthusiasm and clarity of explanations. Worth every minute I've spent on it.

MM

Oct 12, 2016

This course goes super in depth on how arguments work. I learned things in this course that'd I'd never heard of before and it gave me a more critical view on how people say things.

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By Elena M P L

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Aug 14, 2016

Excellent course!!!! Great explanations!

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Nov 10, 2020

The class is interesting and appealing

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Jul 19, 2020

a very engaging and interesting course

By Dimitrios M

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May 5, 2017

Very well made. Keep up the good work.

By Guillermo G

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Apr 20, 2020

Fantastic MOOC! Enjoyable and useful!

By Ibrahim T O

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Jul 6, 2019

A very good course every should learn

By Sonia I L G

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Dec 14, 2016

Extremely fun and useful. I loved it.

By Darryll M

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Dec 19, 2020

Gives a clear and strong foundation.

By DICKY S

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Apr 28, 2019

Great knowledges with fun approaches

By Nuria A

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Jun 24, 2017

A very interesting and useful course

By Arno H

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Nov 21, 2016

Great Course !!! Thank you very much

By Carlos D

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Jan 4, 2018

Good experience and useful contents

By 刘子仟

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Dec 21, 2016

A great logic course for beginers.

By Mahanthe A D l

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Sep 9, 2020

Hard but very useful and well done

By Milagros R N

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May 14, 2020

Brilliant!!!! Thank you very much!

By Seyyed F A N

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Nov 20, 2021

Overally, it was a great course.

By David G

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Mar 17, 2021

Everyone should take this course.

By Amandine G

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Mar 26, 2018

This course was very interesting!

By Jaime N

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Jun 13, 2017

It's a really interesting course.

By Hannah S

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Feb 13, 2017

Very educational and eye opening.

By Eklovya M

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May 7, 2020

gave alot of learning experience

By Algorithm Y

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May 15, 2017

I did it. this really fun.... :)

By Zdenek K

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Feb 13, 2017

Very interesting, great lecturer

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Nov 14, 2017

Great introduction to arguments

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Oct 21, 2024

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