PH 210 - Logic and Legal Reasoning

Variable (0.00 or 4.00) credits.

This course is an exploration of the concepts of formal logic, argument creation and evaluation and persuasion. Using the concepts evaluated on the LSAT, this course will examine concepts like sufficient and necessary conditions, the transitive property, diagramming arguments and logical flaws. Students will analyze how these concepts deployed in both the practice of law and in political and social discourse. This course is open to students with advanced English placement as well as those who have already completed their PLE requirement. *This course may only be taken once for credit. A student may elect to repeat this class for the experience; however, no additional credit will be earned. Any student initially completing PH 210 for zero credit will be prohibited from taking the course in a future semester for academic credit.