Exam 2 week

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.title[
# Exam 2 week
]
.subtitle[
## How To Think - Week 10
]
.author[
### Fernando Alvear
]
.institute[
### University of Missouri
]
.date[
### Mar 20
]

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- Monday Mar 20: Exam review

- Wednesday Mar 22: Exam (in class time)

- Friday Mar 24: No class

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# Exam details

- 20 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

- 4 short problem questions (10 points each)
  - Argument in standard form
  - Syntax trees
  - Complete truth-table of a sentence
  - Checking validity with truth-tables

- 60 points total

- 50 minutes (class time)

- Only _handwritten_ notes will be allowed.

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# Topics covered

- Deductive reasoning

- Week 7: Intro to Logic
  - Week 8: Sentential logic (SL)
  - Week 9: Validity in SL
  - Week 10: Beyond formal validity
  
About **intro to logic**:

- Deductive vs. inductive reasoning
- Arguments, premises, conclusion
- Arguments in standard form
- Logical validity
    - Steps to determine validity
- Logical soundness

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# Topics covered (cont.)

About **sentential logic (SL)**:

- Syntax of SL
    - Symbols
    - Atomic sentence
    - Expression in SL
    - Sentence in SL
    - Connectives
- Semantics of SL
    - Truth-conditions of compound sentences
    - Translation English to SL
- Syntax trees
- Complete truth-tables of sentences

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# Topics covered (cont.)

About **validity in SL**:

- Determining the validity of an argument
    - Truth-table method
    - Valid argument forms
    - Fallacies

About **beyond validity**:

- Argumentation
    - Defending vs. challenging
- Defending a claim
    - Context-dependency
    - Evident support
    - Reasons and sub-arguments
    - Thought experiments
    - _Reductio ad absurdum_
- Challenging the reasoning process
    - Invalidity
    - Counterexample

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# How to study for this exam

- Review quizzes answer key
    - Quiz 4
    - Quiz 5
    - Quiz 6
- Review logic worksheets
    - Logic worksheet 1
    - Logic worksheet 2
    - Logic worksheet 3

You can ask questions until *Tuesday at 9pm*.