Class Syllabus

Syllabus  

Section I: Introduction to Logic & Rhetoric

Week I                              

9/4 Diagnostic Exercise                                             

9/6 Assignment #1 due  

Section II: Logical Techniques for Writing and Analyzing Essays  

Week 2 Identification and Description                                              

9/11 Assignment #2 due                                              

9/13 Assignment #3 due  

Week 3 Comparison and Contrast                                          

9/18 Assignment #4 due                     

9/20 Assignment #5 due  

Week 4 Cause and Effect               

9/25 Assignment #6 due                                              

9/27 Assignment #7 due  

Week 5 Division and Classification

10/2 Assignment #8 due     

10/4 Assignment #9 due

Week 6 Definition and Process      

10/9 Assignment #10 due; Proposal for essay Revision due

10/11 Library Visit  

Week 7 Induction and Deduction              

10/16 Revision due     

10/18 Midterm


Section Ill: Methods of Argument for Writing and Analyzing Student Essays  

Week 8 Analogy                                    

10/23 Assignment #11 due 10/25  

Week 9 Thesis and Antithesis             

10/30 Revision of Assignment #11 due  11/1  

Week 10 Value and Judgment                   

11/6 No classes University Holiday               

11/8 Assignment #12 due