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Logic and Argumentation

Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: 1/16/20 - 5/30/20

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Logic and Argumentation

Logic and Argumentation Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 16529
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42

DESCRIPTION

1. Knowledge and argumentation
1.1. Knowledge
1.1.1. The concept of knowledge
1.1.2. The value of knowledge
1.1.3. Knowledge and testimony

1.2. Knowledge and argumentation
1.2.1. Non-cognitive theories of argumentation
1.2.2. Cognitive theories of argumentation
1.2.3 Mixed theories
1.2.4. Connecting knowledge and argumentation

2. Arguments
2.1. Preliminary concepts
2.2. Arguments¿ structure and basic components
2.3. Types of arguments
2.3.1. Inductive arguments
2.3.2. Deductive arguments
2.3.3. Fallacies

3. Arguments and interaction
3.1. Preliminaries: reasoning in interaction
3.2. Scope and limits of interactive reasoning
3.2.1. Discursive dilemmas
3.2.2. Informational cascades
3.2.3. Disagreement
3.2.4. Polarization
3.2.5. Conspiracy Theories
3.3. The relevance of arguments in interactive reasoning
3.4. Arguments in the public domain

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