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PRACTICING & OBSERVING LOGIC & DEDUCTION Philosophy continued…
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Yesterday’s Objectives Wrap up with our group presentations by learning about Friedrich Nietzsche from Tom, Kayla, Levi Gain more clarity on Socrates, syllogisms, inductive/deductive reasoning
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Quick check / review What’s a syllogism and how is it related to an argument? What is the process of deduction?
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Today’s Objectives Practice deduction through Pico Fermi Bagels game Watch two logical titans debate the existence of God – a debate held at University of Notre Dame – and capture how they use deduction to form their arguments Dinesh D’Souza Christopher Hitchens Next week-- begin to look at a variety of moral issues and attempt to make logical arguments for your position about those moral issues; quiz towards the end of the week on philosophy
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Practicing Logical Thinking: A Game One person writes a 2-3 digit number Another person guesses what that number is For each guess, the number creator gives them a hint… Pico Fermi Bagels Fermi: there is a correct digit placed correctly Pico: there is a correct digit placed incorrectly Bagels: no digits are correct
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Watching a philosophical debate in action
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