HW

Homework Assignments

For each of the units outlined on the syllabus, students will do the assignments by the date listed on the schedule. For midterm and final personal review assignments, students will present a review evaluating their course learning to date as well as assigned ePortfolios/PPts adapted from the weekly assignments. 

Each of the assigned units listed will require the following:

Read assigned materials with care and understanding.

Respond to the main points of each chapter assigned by listing three or four key questions with answers (no more than two or three sentences each).

Reflect on the unit in writing (a brief paragraph or two).

Email your unit and chapter assignments to me at profsylvia@gmail.com, before the date on the schedule.

Course Schedule

#	Date	Unit	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Thinking for Yourself (TFY) The Power of Critical Thinking (TPCT)
1	8/26/2021	Introduction	TPCT Ch. 1: The Power of Critical Thinking Where Do You Stand?
2	9/2/2021	Observation	TFY C1, Observation Skills: What's Out There?  TPCT Ch. 2: Obstacles to Critical Thinking
3	9/9/2021	Language and Thought	TFY C2, Word Precision:  How Do I Describe It?
4	9/16/2021	Facts	TFY C3 Facts: What's Real?
5	9/23/2021	Inferences	TFY C4, Inferences: What Follows? TPCT Ch. 9: Inference to the Best Explanation
6	9/30/2021	Assumptions	TFY C5, Assumptions: What's Taken for Granted? TPCT Ch. 4: Reasons for Belief and Doubt TPCT Ch. 5: Fallacies and Persuaders
7	10/7/2021	Opinions	TFY C6. Opinions: What's Believed? TPCT Ch. 11: Critical Thinking in Morality and Law     Review; ePortfolio 1
8	10/14/2021	Midterm
9	10/21/2021	Points of View	TFY C7, Viewpoints: What's the Filter? PCT C10, Judging Scientific Theories
10	10/28/2021	Argument Fallacies	TFY C8, Argument: What's a Good Argument? TFY C9, Fallacies: What's a Faulty Argument?
12	11/4/2021	Induction Inductive Fallacies	TFY C10, Inductive Reasoning: How do I Reason from Evidence? PCT C8 Inductive Reasoning
--	11/11/2021	Veteran’s Day Holiday
13	11/18/2021	Deductive Reasoning	TFY C12, Deductive Reasoning:  How Do I Reason from Premises?
--	11/25/2021	Fall Recess
14	12/2/2021	Review Presentations	E-Portfolio/PPt 2 x
15	12/9/2021