Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SAYA-0045 Version: 3 Organization's ID: PHIL102: Critical Thinking Organization: Saylor Academy Location: Online Length: 44 hours (self-paced) Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2028 4/1/2023 - 5/31/2025 6/1/2019 - 3/31/2023 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: This course objective is to Improve your practice of nearly every major discipline, from the physical sciences and medicine to politics, law, and the humanities, by learning to think critically and reason through problems. Learning Outcomes: explain what critical thinking is and why it is valuable assess the credibility and reliability of sources distinguish between good and bad definitions and explicit and implicit meanings to remove ambiguity from poorly worded statements evaluate good and bad arguments to construct effective arguments diagnose common reasoning errors and fallacies to improve reasoning apply sentential and categorical logic to practical examples of statements and arguments real-world scenarios apply scientific methodology and scientific reasoning to real-world scenarios analyze and evaluate arguments using visualization tools apply strategic reasoning and problem solving to real-world scenarios General Topics: Unit 1: Introduction and Meaning Analysis Unit 2: Argument Analysis Unit 3: Basic Sentential Logic Unit 4: Venn Diagrams Unit 5: Fallacies Unit 6: Scientific Reasoning Unit 7: Strategic Reasoning and Creativity Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Computer Based Training Lectures Methods of Assessment: Examinations Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Saylor Academy View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content