Course: Fundamentals of informal logic for critical thinking 2

» List of faculties » PDF » KVS
Course title Fundamentals of informal logic for critical thinking 2
Course code KVS/ZL2@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Číhalová Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The meaning of the communication, paraphrasing Arguments from analogy, their reconstruction and critique Reconstruction of an argument and specification of its conclusion Critical evaluation of argument Argument mapping

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the development of students' critical thinking and follows on from the course ZL1@. The aim is to familiarize students with the problems of reconstruction of an argument and its critical reflection. Another aim is to teach students to use argumentation map techniques to analyze arguments.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Regular active participation in seminars, elaboration of the argument analysis.
Recommended literature
  • Douglas N. Walton. (1989). Informal Logic, A Handbook for Critical Argumentation..
  • GENTNER, D. Are scientific analogies metaphors? In: Metaphor: Problems and perspectives, 106-132, Harvester Press, 1982.
  • GENTNER, D. Metaphor as Structure Mapping: The Relational Shift. Child Development.
  • GENTNER, D. The analogical mind: Perspectives from cognitive science..
  • JOHNSON, R. H., BLAIR, J. A. Logical self-defense. New York: Idebate Press, 2006..
  • K. Szymanek. Umění argumentace.
  • PICHA, M. Kritické myšlení a rekonstrukce argumentu. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014..
  • SHELLEY, C. Analogy counterarguments: a taxonomy for critical thinking. In: Argumentation: 223-238, Canada: University of Waterloo, 2004..
  • Szymanek, K. (2004). Umění argumentace. Úlohy na zkoumání argumentů.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství UP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences: Teaching Focus (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer