Clayton State University - The Duck

Critical Thinking

CRIT 1101


A course focusing on skills essential to effective
critical thinking in both academic and general use.
The study of important common components (issue, method,
evidence, conclusion) provides a basis for the construction,
analysis, and evaluation of arguments in a variety of
contexts. The course also addresses fundamental elements
of informal logic (e.g., induction, deduction, fallacy-
avoidance) and of elementary formal logic (e.g., tests for
validity) as they inform good reasoning in any context,
from everyday decision-making to academic argumentation.
[Note: Learning Support students who are required to take
ENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement(s)
before they can enroll in this course.]
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