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PHIL 103 – Crit. Think./Argument. Writing (CRN: 37578) at College of San Mateo for Spring 2025

PHIL 103 Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing

Development of critical thinking skills necessary for evaluating as well as formulating persuasive composition essays and inquiry-driven research. Critical thinking skills are applied to topics such as political rhetoric, advertisements, editorials, scientific claims, and social commentary. The course covers uses of language, distinguishing knowledge from belief and fact from judgment, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, evaluating information sources, and the identification of assumptions, common logical errors, and fallacies. The course emphasizes writing, with attention to audience, purpose, context, genre, and language conventions.

Units: 3

Degree Credit

Letter Grade Only

Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
Homework hours/semester: 96-108

Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or ENGL 105

Corequisites: None

AA/AS Degree Requirements: Area E2b

Transfer Credit: CSU (CSU GE Area A3), UC

College of San Mateo : Map

Department: Philosophy

Number of Units: 3

Textbook: View textbook in Bookstore

Instructor: Jeremy Ball, ballj@smccd.edu

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Section Information as of Thursday, November 7 2024 - 12:33:14 pm

Course status: Open

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InstructorSection	Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Days	Building	Room	Section	Section Description
HYA - Lecture and/or Discussion Meeting Date: 01/14-05/13 Meeting Time: 11:10am-12:25pm Days: T Building: 18 Room: 0306 Instructor: Jeremy Ball	01/14-05/13	11:10am-12:25pm	T	18	0306	HYA	Lecture and/or Discussion
HYA - Online Meeting Date: 01/14-05/13 Meeting Time: Days: Building: Virtual Room: Remote Instructor: Jeremy Ball	01/14-05/13			Virtual	Remote	HYA	Online

Critical Dates for this Course	Date
Last day to add class	January 27, 2025
Last day to drop with a refund	January 27, 2025
Last day to drop without a "W"	February 2, 2025
Last day to drop with a "W"	April 23, 2025
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass Grading Option	May 13, 2025

San Mateo County Community College District

PHIL 103 – Crit. Think./Argument. Writing (CRN: 37578) at College of San Mateo for Spring 2025