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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Theoretical basis 1. Argument; its validity, its psychological vs. epistemic efficacy 2. The notion of fallacy/sophism Practice (a) Exposition and examples of common types of fallacies and detection practice: - ad hominem in various senses and variants - circular reasoning, begging the question - propositional fallacies - equivocation fallacies - red herring - relevance fallacies (strawman) - other types of informal fallacies (b) Practical analysis of real-life arguments proposed by students.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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- Understanding the difference between epistemically successful and epistemically unsuccessful reasoning. - Knowing how to recognize common kinds of fallacies and sophisms. - Developing the skill of detecting and responding to fallacies in the context of a real debate.
The student understands the notion of valid argument and that of the psychological vs. epistemic efficacy of an argument. He can recognize and detect common kinds of fallacies and sophisms both theoretically and in the context of a real argumentative discourse.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The credit will be awarded for an active participation throughout the seminar (min. 80%) and a final practical exam consisting in presentation of a prepared reasoning for a chosen controversial thesis, including responding to objections raised by opponents.
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Recommended literature
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Novák L., Dvořák P. Úvod do logiky aristotelské tradice. České Budějovice, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7040-959-6.
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Novák, Lukáš; Vohánka, Vlastimil. Kapitoly z epistemologie a noetiky. Praha: Krystal OP, 2015. ISBN 979-80-87183-71-7.
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SOUSEDÍK P., Logika pro studenty humanitních oborů, ISBN 80-7021-509-7. Logika pro studenty humanitních oborů. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-7021-509-7.
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Tugendhat, Ernst. Logicko-sémantická propedeutika. Praha: Rezek, 1997. ISBN 80-86027-02-3.
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