235 Schedule S2009

Dr. Gass

= HCOM 235

<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri;font-style:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>= Spring 2009

Schedule, Readings= , & Due Dates

Week 1

Jan 27: =             i= ntroduction to the course

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         assignments and requirements

Jan 29: =             n= ature of argument

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 1, Ch. 2 (pp. 24-26)<= /span>

Week 2

Feb 3: &= nbsp;            importance of critical thinking

Feb 5: &= nbsp;            tests of sources and source credibility

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 6

Week 3

Feb 10: =            practice testing source credibility

Feb 12: =            types of claims

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         facts versus inferences

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 3

Week 4

Feb 17: =            the Toulmin model of argument

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 5

Feb 19: =            the Toulmin model of argument

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;

Week 5

Feb 24: =            review for test 1

Feb 26 &= nbsp;           Test 1

Week 6

Mar 3: &= nbsp;           ar= gumentative burdens

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         presumption, burden of proof, prima facie case, burden= of rebuttal

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 2 (pp. 26-37)

Mar 5: &= nbsp;           an= alyzing arguments and issues

Read Ch. 4

Week 7

Mar 10::        &= nbsp; tests of evidence

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 6

Mar 12: =           tests of evidence

Week 8

Mar 17: =           refutation and rebuttal

Mar 19: =           refutation and rebuttal

Week 9

Mar 24: =           review for test 2

Mar 26: =           <= em>Test 2

Week 10

Mar 31: =           Spring Break

Apr 2: &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Spring Break

Week 11

Apr 7: &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; causal reasoning

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 7

Apr 9: &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; causal reasoning

Week 12

Apr 14: =             r= easoning by analogy

due= : refutational essay

Apr 16: =             s= ign reasoning

circumstantial evidence

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         generalization and example

Week 13

Apr 21: =             <= /span>No class meeting (CommWeek = guest speaker)=

Apr 23: =             a= rgumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness

Week 14

Apr 28: =             f= allacies in reasoning

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Read Ch. 8

Apr 30: =             f= allacies in reasoning

due: causal reasoning essay

Week 15

May 5: &= nbsp;           fa= llacies in reasoning

May 7: &= nbsp;           de= ductive reasoning

  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;

Week 16

May 12: =           deductive reasoning

May 14: =           review for test 3

Week 17

May 21: =           <= em>Test 3, 12:00-1:50 pm

Note: You must ta= ke the final exam on the scheduled day and time.&= nbsp; No exceptions. Sorry.<= o:p>