HUM 3720 Critical Thinking

Course Description: Critical Thinking HUM 3720 is a comprehensive study of the various reasoning techniques and most common reasoning fallacies. It is designed the student to develop a critical eye and ear for information presented to them.

Textbook: Critical Thinking; Moore, B. N. and R. Parker. McGraw-Hill.

Prerequisites: HUM 2010 or HUM 2020

Specific Concepts to Address:

• Understanding claims
• Evaluating information claims
• Non-argumentative persuasion
• Pseudo-reasoning
• Explanations
• Arguments
• Inductive and deductive argumentation

Suggested Emphases:

• Practical application and value of studying critical thinking
• Using critical thinking to evaluate and analyze and article or piece of research

Helpful Documentation:

• Case study evaluations
• Analysis of research