PHIL 200 - Critical Thinking and Composition

Units: 3
General Education: Critical Thinking [1B]

Grading Method: LTR: Letter Graded. The class will be offered for letter grade with no option to take it for Cr/NC

Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and completion of one of the following courses with a grade of C- or better: AAS 150 or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100B or RWS 100 [or ECL 100 or RWS 105B.

Introduction to critical thinking and writing. Evaluation and development of correct reasoning and effective style and organization in argumentative writing. Correct deductive and inductive reasoning. Fallacies. Critical appraisal of evidence. Construction of rebuttals and counter-arguments.

Formerly numbered: Philosophy 110.
Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer