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About the Course

We encounter fallacies almost everywhere we look. Politicians, salespeople, and children commonly use fallacies in order to get you to think whatever they want you to think. It’s important to learn to recognize fallacies so that you can avoid being fooled by them. It’s also important to learn about fallacies so that you avoid making fallacious arguments yourself. This course will show you how to identify and avoid many of the fallacies that lead people astray. In this course, you will learn about fallacies. Fallacies are arguments that suffer from one or more common but avoidable defects: equivocation, circularity, vagueness, etc. It’s important to learn about fallacies so that you can recognize them when you see them, and not be fooled by them. It’s also important to learn about fallacies so that you avoid making fallacious arguments yourself. Suggested Readings Students who want more detailed explanations or additional exercises or who want to explore these topics in more depth should consult Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, Ninth Edition, Concise, Chapters 13-17, by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Fogelin. Course Format Each week will be divided into multiple video segments that can be viewed separately or in groups. There will be short ungraded quizzes after each segment (to check comprehension) and a longer graded quiz at the end of the course....

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VG

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No entiendo para qué sirve todo esto en la materia de argumentación jurídica

NL

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This course is interesting, there are some concepts useful I can use on life.

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By Allan G

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Sep 11, 2019

Fun course. Great refresher on what makes up fallacies in communication.

By Kiril C

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Aug 24, 2017

What an incredible journey. One of the best courses on Coursera!

By Andrés L

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Aug 17, 2019

Exelente curso y con profesores altamente capacitados

By Natália L L

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Aug 23, 2019

The whole Think Again course is just amazing!

By Danny L

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Jul 31, 2020

Fantastic use of time! Very pleased! :)

By VICTOR M C C

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Dec 14, 2022

los diferentes tipos de falacias

By Wim K

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Apr 13, 2017

Practical, recognise and avoid

By Sharma s s

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Nov 21, 2017

Interesting Course

By CARLOS A J M

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Jul 30, 2024

excelente curso

By John W

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Jun 18, 2023

Best course!!!

By IRVING M R O

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Apr 5, 2023

UN GRAN CURSO

By José A A I

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Nov 15, 2018

Great course!

By Diego A P M

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Dec 9, 2020

excelente!!

By matthew s

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Mar 4, 2018

Excellent !

By Rasper F

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Dec 1, 2022

Brilliant.

By Cleutom R

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Jun 28, 2019

Muito bom!

By JESUS S L M

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Aug 15, 2024

Todo bien

By TANIA V M R

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Aug 3, 2024

excelente

By TANIA A R A

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Dec 4, 2022

excelente

By Abhishek s

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May 27, 2020

very good

By JUAN F F M

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Jun 27, 2023

GOOD

By Waleed M S

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Sep 2, 2016

best

By MARLENT G R

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Jul 30, 2024

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Jul 30, 2023

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By Kohei

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Apr 23, 2020

I deepened my understanding of arguments by studying Think Again IV.

While Think Again I~III focused on good arguments, this course taught bad arguments. We learned how to criticize an argument by recognizing fallacies and refutation. The professor not only presented good examples of bad arguments, but also explained when we can encounter those bad arguments, which I enjoyed. Partially because my native language is not English, I had some challenges on the semantic and syntactic ambiguity.

Overall, I learned a lot about arguments by completing the entire series. I would like to thank the professors for creating this course!