Critical Thinking

• • Reasons and Reasoning
  • Arguments and Arguers
  • Language and Persuasion

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PHIX137-Critical Thinking (No longer available)

Others

If you have no prior university experience, you should complete BAR100 Academic Learning Skills or COM10006 Academic Literacies: Learning and Communication Practice before starting this subject. NCCW (pre-2020 units) PHI120, PHL137, PHIL137, PHIX137 NCCW (2020 and onwards) PHIL1037 Critical Thinking

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

This subject was previously known as PHIX137 Critical Thinking. For Semester 3 enrolments 2019, please click here.

This subject aims to teach the fundamentals of critical thinking and reasoning. Students will learn how to construct, analyse and critically evaluate arguments; how to detect common fallacies in reasoning; and how to think logically and creatively. We teach these skills by developing practical techniques for the evaluation of reasoning, and applying them to arguments from business, law, science, politics, philosophy and the media. Critical thinking skills are invaluable across all disciplines, and will benefit students in academic contexts and in life beyond university.

• Online Engagement (10%)
• Peer review (10%)
• Final Scenario Report (35%)
• Personal argument (25%)
• Online Quiz One (20%)

Current study term: 25 Jul 21 to 05 Nov 21

Next study term: 28 Nov 21 to 14 Jan 22