Logic is the study of correct and incorrect reasoning. Logicians want to understand what makes good reasoning good and bad reasoning bad. This helps us avoid making mistakes in our own reasoning, and it allows us to evaluate the reasoning of others.

Throughout the course, students will learn to formulate and evaluate the validity and cogency of deductive and inductive arguments by using symbolic representation and by analyzing editorials, political speeches, and philosophical works; constructing arguments about enduring questions and contemporary issues; engaging in debates; and writing proofs.