13 episodes

Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them?

In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.

Critical Reasoning for Beginners Oxford University

- Education
- 3.4 • 156 Ratings

- 16 APR 2012
Further reading and more... (Slides)

Further reading and more... (Slides)

So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 18 MAR 2010
Evaluating Arguments Part Two

Evaluating Arguments Part Two

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 57 min
- 18 MAR 2010
Evaluating Arguments Part Two (Slides)

Evaluating Arguments Part Two (Slides)

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 15 MAR 2010
Evaluating Arguments Part One

Evaluating Arguments Part One

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 1 hr 6 min
- 15 MAR 2010
Evaluating Arguments Part One (Slides)

Evaluating Arguments Part One (Slides)

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 11 MAR 2010
What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth

What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth

Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
- 52 min

3.4 out of 5

156 Ratings

Please compress volume variations

Thank you for releasing this course to let anyone in the world could share the privilege to be part of the class! I enjoy the content but had really struggled with the volume variations - every 15-30s rolling back to turn up volume to hear a student’s question; then fearing deaf when the professor started speaking!

I’ve asked a sound technician who advised that it’s a really simple job nowadays to ‘compress the volume’ to narrow the volume variations to make all the content more audible. Hope Oxford or Apple could take this recommendation to hugely improve the user experience of your iTune Uni courses.