Last week we completed our discussion of formal and informal fallacies, analyzing through political discussion both the usefulness (emotional appeal) and the defense against fallacious reasoning. We offered several different problems of knowledge associated with media bias (focusing on theory of truth over ethical reasoning).
Our argue it out for week 3 was associated with discrimination. So often fallacious reasoning is associated with the development of in/out groups and "othering". The interaction of practical topics with a Theory of Knowledge lens is the goal of this course.Our Philosopher Portrait was on Socrates. The introduction of the Socratic Method of questioning. Consider how the Socratic Method can be used to interact with topics of discrimination, or the defense against "othering".
Lastly, our reading was a supplemental resource called "Thank you for Arguing", suggesting practical steps in the art of persuasion. This will be discussed more in Week 4 (transitioning to Ethical Reasoning).
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