Objectives and Readings for Part 3

Objectives for Part 3

In Part 3, we learn basic concepts of logic.

By the end of this section, you should be able to explain all the following concepts:

• Argument

• Premise

• Premise-indicating words and phrases

• Conclusion

• Conclusion-indicating words and phrases

• Deductive arguments

• Nondeductive arguments (also known as inductive arguments)

• Validity, as applied to a deductive argument

• Soundness, as applied to a deductive argument

• Strength, as applied to a nondeductive argument

• Argument forms in deduction

Remember the Glossary!

Readings for Part 3

• Conway and Munson Chapters 2, 3, and 4

• Critical Thinking Checklist

• What is Bad Logic?

• Refutation by Logical Analogy

• Necessary and Sufficient Conditions