In this course, students will practice the skills involved in "critical thinking" - the process by which they develop and support their beliefs and evaluate the strength of arguments. Students will ...

Course Description: An "argument" occurs whenever someone makes a claim, and attempts to back this claim up by providing evidence. Producing and evaluating arguments is a (if not "the") central ...

The ability to evaluate and construct arguments underlies almost all intellectual endeavors and academic subjects. Psychologists suggest the ability to argue plays an important role in making ...

critically evaluating arguments for and against a particular choice, and applying sound, systematic processes for making ethical decisions. As part of the School for Professional Studies, this ...

In other words, an argument consists of a claim and some reasons that are supposed to support the claim. Of course, you make and evaluate arguments all of the time, and probably with a good amount of ...