LOGIC Instructor:  TBA   Logic I   This course is split up into two semesters covering the following topics:   1st semester: The basic concepts of argument forms (distinguishing between what constitutes validity and what constitutes truth; identifying the premises and conclusions of an argument). The development and use of categorical syllogisms in argument form (distinguishing among the basic relationships that can occur between groups; showing the effect these relationships have upon the validity of a given argument). Examples of arguments taken from Scripture. Textbook:  Introductory Logic (4th edition) by Wilson and Nance.   2nd semester: The development and use of symbolic logic in analyzing arguments (understanding appropriate rules of argument forms and rules of replacement associated with analyzing arguments; determining validity and invalidity of specific arguments). Understanding the use of truth tables to determine validity of arguments. Special topics (the dilemma; determination of the consistency of premises; the use of shortened truth tables). The analysis of informal fallacies and their avoidance. Textbooks:  Intermediate Logic by Nance, and several chapters in Introductory Logic by Wilson and Nance.   Logic II   Topics: A brief review of the concepts of definitions, basic categorical propositional logic, informal fallacies, and symbolic logic. An introduction of the concepts of Boolean algebra (an offshoot of categorical propositional logic). An introduction to quantification theory (a refinement of symbolic logic). Textbook:  Logic—Schaum’s Outline (2nd edition) by Nolt et al. Reference book:  Introduction to Logic by Copi et al.