Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING

Enrolment rules

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Use expository and argumentative English correctly and clearly
2.
Contribute effectively and confidently to discussions
3.
Identify and reconstruct the forms of reasoning used in a wide range of everyday and academic contexts, including implicit assumptions and implications
4.
Identify common fallacies in different styles of reasoning
5.
Construct and evaluate the success of arguments you encounter in books, articles and discussions
6.
Write your essays with confidence, based on knowledge of how to structure a successful argument.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:In the unit you will: 1. develop your capacities for critical and creative thinking, and for clear, logical reasoning 2. improve your practical ability to interpret and evaluate views, opinions and arguments expressed in writing or speech 3. expand your ability to critically read and evaluate texts 4. develop your understanding of reasoning skills and thereby enhance effective thinking 5. develop your self-confidence in the skills required to think through issues and to debate them