Pensamento Crítico, Lógica e Argumentação course offered by Universidade Estadual de Campinas provides essential tools to analyze the validity and strength of arguments and statements across different contexts, from media to general debates. Students will gain expertise in critical thinking, logical reasoning, and effective communication. The course covers the identification and evaluation of premises, arguments, beliefs, and evidence, as well as understanding logical elements and different argument concepts such as valid, weak, and strong arguments. Moreover, the course emphasizes the critical examination of media elements, moral and political issues, and the effective use of critical reasoning to address problems and refute flawed arguments. With insights from experts in linguistic analysis, cultural production, and audiovisual production, students will be equipped to distinguish truth from misinformation and effectively counter irrational attitudes and fallacies. The course modules cover a wide range of topics, including the importance of critical thinking, analyzing good and bad arguments, repairing and evaluating arguments, dealing with complex arguments, generalization, avoiding errors, recognizing and avoiding fallacies, reasoning with analogies and numbers, making sound decisions, and defending against fake news and misinformation. Upon completion, students will be empowered to communicate persuasively, think critically, and construct better arguments.
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Pensamento Crítico, Lógica e Argumentação course modules provide comprehensive insights into critical thinking, logical reasoning, and effective communication, covering topics such as analyzing good and bad arguments, repairing and evaluating arguments, reasoning with analogies and numbers, making sound decisions, and defending against fake news and misinformation.
The first module delves into the importance of critical thinking, logic, and argumentation, emphasizing the understanding and evaluation of premises, arguments, and beliefs. Students will also learn to recognize and refute irrational behaviors and fallacies.
The second module explores the limits of arguments and the characteristics of good arguments, with a focus on analyzing and discussing what makes a good argument and differentiating between opinion and argumentation. Students will also learn to recognize and avoid fallacies.
In the third module, students will learn how to repair and evaluate arguments, as well as critically assess the truthfulness of statements. The module provides insights into recognizing and avoiding fallacies, enhancing argumentative skills.
The fourth module delves into complex arguments, focusing on understanding and analyzing compound statements and complex arguments to strengthen reasoning and critical thinking abilities.
Module five covers the generalization of statements and the avoidance of errors, providing insights into recognizing and avoiding fallacies, especially those related to generalization and hidden assumptions.
The sixth module focuses on recognizing and avoiding fallacies, emphasizing the avoidance of overly emotional arguments and the identification and refutation of poor arguments.
Module seven explores the use of analogies and numbers in arguments, providing strategies to reason effectively with analogies and avoid being misled by numerical data or statistics.
In the eighth module, students will learn how critical thinking aids in making informed decisions and the understanding of cause and effect, with a focus on recognizing and avoiding fallacies related to causation.
The final module equips students with the skills to defend against fake news, misinformation, and denialism, providing strategies to identify and resist deceptive information and fallacious reasoning.
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