Qualifizierungsportal der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

In science, thinking clearly and seeing the logical relationships between ideas is as important as are experiments and data. Nevertheless, the logical foundations of correct reasoning are not part of the curricula for most university degrees. In this course, we will first introduce basic concepts of logic such as validity and soundness and the distinction between inductive and deductive reasoning. The idea of the course is to use these concepts as a toolbox for various aspects of academic work. Participants will get to know techniques that will help them identify strengths and weaknesses in arguments, structure texts optimally, and to state arguments clearly and precisely.

• basic concepts of logic (validity and soundness of arguments etc.)
• inductive and deductive arguments
• common types of fallacies
• reconstructing arguments from texts
• tips and exercises for written argumentation