Assessment

Mid-term exam 40%, final exam 60%

Module Aims

This is a module on logical reasoning and critical thinking and it aims to introduce students to the nature of logic, the logic of terms and propositions, and the nature of deduction. The overall objective of the module is that to instill a logical way of thinking in the student.

Learning Outcomes

• — Articulate the logic of terms and their role in a proposition
• — Describe the square of opposition.
• — Perform inferences using the square of opposition.
• — Evaluate deductive syllogisms.
• — Show the validity of sequents in propositional calculus.