Critical Inquiry

Dr. Michael C. LaBossiere

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"What everybody echoes as true today, may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion."
-Henry David Thoreau

"Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers."
-Churton Collins

"The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility."
-C.C Colton

"The way in which we can judge our beliefs is by testing them in experience."
-Paul Churchland

"Looking for truth is looking for beliefs that will help you get what you want."
-Richard Rorty

"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."
-Pascal

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Critical Inquiry Notes
Part 1 Assignments
Critical Inquiry Practice Test #1
Critical Inquiry Practice Test #2
Critical Inquiry Practice Test #3
Extra Fallacies (Text & Notes)

Audio Lectures (MP3)
Chapter 2: Arguments
Chapter 2: Deductive Arguments
Chapter 3: Inductive Arguments