The Nature of Arguments

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. 

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. 

Lecture 1 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners. 

Lecture 6 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners. 

In this first lecture, using Descartes famous argument for the claim “I think therefore I am’, we examine how to identify and evaluate arguments.