Principles of Critical Reasoning

PHILOS XL 9

This course examines the nature of arguments: how to analyze them and assess the soundness of the reasoning they represent.

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In Person
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Starting at $798.00
As few as 10 weeks
5.0
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What you can learn.

  • Learn to construct and assess arguments
  • Learn common fallacies
  • Explore standards for deductive and inductive arguments
  • Discover how to use and evaluate scientific reasoning
  • Learn to reason about probability

About this course:

This course is designed to give you significant practice analyzing and constructing arguments for yourself. The ability to offer good arguments and assess bad ones is especially important at this moment, where arguments (some good and some bad) saturate our digital and online environment.

Spring 2025 Schedule

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Friday 9:30AM - 1:30PM PT
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402703
Fee:
$798.00
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Notes

Midterm and final exams are proctored online; additional requirements include microphone, headphones/speakers, and webcam.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after March 28, 2025
Course Requirements
(Optional) Book: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS : AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC by SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, WALTER AND FOGELIN, ROBERT J
Cengage
ISBN 9781285197364
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Discussion
Fri Apr 4, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri Apr 11, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri Apr 18, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri Apr 25, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri May 2, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri May 9, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri May 16, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri May 23, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri May 30, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri Jun 6, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
Discussion
Fri Jun 13, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 112
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Friday 9:30AM - 1:54PM PT
Enrollment Closed
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Instructor: Howard Mark Pressman
404275
Fee:
$798.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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Notes

Midterm and final exams are proctored online; additional requirements include microphone, headphones/speakers and webcam.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 24, 2025
Course Requirements
(Optional) Book: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS : AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC by SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, WALTER AND FOGELIN, ROBERT J
Cengage
ISBN 9781285197364
Schedule
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Time
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Discussion
Fri Apr 11, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
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Fri Apr 18, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri Apr 25, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri May 2, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri May 9, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri May 16, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri May 23, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri May 30, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri Jun 6, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning
Discussion
Fri Jun 13, 2025
9:30AM PT - 1:54PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning

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