Course Syllabus Persuasion and the Truth Download Tuesday Thursday Week 1 (January 12 + 14): Introductions No Reading In-Class Focus: Introductions, Course Details, Warm-Up Activity, Survey Reading #1: PAT Reasoning & Analysis Packet In-Class Focus: Practice Problems & Analysis Activity Week 2 (January 19 + 21): Voting Reading #2 + Quiz #1: Brennan, Lomasky, & Brennan In-Class Focus: Brennan, Lomasky, & Brennan Reading #3 + Response #1: Maskivker & Cohen In-Class Focus: Cicero, MLK Jr., & Obama Week 3 (January 26 + 28): Democracy Reading #4 + Quiz #2: Barber & Madison In-Class Focus: Barber & Madison Reading #5 + Response #2: McLaughlin, Radcliff, & Krassa In-Class Focus: Hidalgo Week 4 (February 2 + 4): Campaign Finance Reading #6 + Quiz #3: Pevnick, Smith, Khan Academy In-Class Focus: Pevnick, Smith, & Khan Academy Reading #7 + Response #3: Marks, Ravel, Jacob, Drutman, Smith, & Holman In-Class Focus: Cicero & Will Week 5 (February 9 + 11): Universal Healthcare Reading #8 + Quiz #4: Daniels, Dworkin, Sachs, Jacobs, & Hausman In-Class Focus: Daniels, Dworkin, Sachs, Jacobs, & Hausman Reading #9 + Response #4: Shortell, Scheffler, Callahan, & Trump In-Class Focus: Cicero & JFK Week 6 (February 16 + 18): Immigration Reading #10 + Quiz #5: Van Der Vossen, Brennan, Altman, & Wellman In-Class Focus: Van Der Vossen, Brennan, Altman, & Wellman Reading #11 + Response #5: Gouveia, Edelman, & Sanders Jr. In-Class Focus: Truth & Trump Week 7 (February 23 + 25): Affirmative Action Reading #12 + Quiz #6: Newton, Eastland, Cohen, Sterba, & Appiah In-Class Focus: Newton, Eastland, Cohen, Sterba, & Appiah Reading #13 + Response #6: Gersen & Chen In-Class Focus: Baldwin, Buckley, & LBJ Week 8 (March 2 + 4): Mid-Term Presentations No Reading In-Class Focus: Group A Presentations No Reading In-Class Focus: Group B Presentations Week 9 (March 16 + 18): Theism Reading #14 + Quiz #7: Leibniz, Hume, & Pascal In-Class Focus: Leibniz, Hume, & Pascal Reading #15 + Quiz #8: Hume, Leibniz, & Van Inwagen In-Class Focus: Hume, Leibniz, & Van Inwagen Week 10 (March 23 + 25): Theism Reading #16 + Response #7: Atterton, Gutting, Plantinga, & Antony In-Class Focus: Edwards & Stillingfleet Reading #17 + Response #8: Atterton, Gutting, Plantinga, & Antony In-Class Focus: Hume & Harris Week 11 (March 30 + April 1): Vaccines, Helmets, and Masks Reading #18 + Quiz #9: Mill, Thaler, & Sunstein In-Class Focus: Mill, Thaler, & Sunstein Reading #19 + Response #9: Morefield, Parker-Pope, & Wegman In-Class Focus: Rogan, Santino, & Leyonhjelm Week 12 (April 6 + 8): Abortion Reading #20 + Quiz #10: Thomson & Marquis In-Class Focus: Thomson & Marquis Reading #21 + Response #10: Campoamor & Marcotte In-Class Focus: Clinton & Trump Week 13 (April 13 + 15): Veganism Reading #22 + Quiz #11: Norcross & Fischer In-Class Focus: Norcross & Fischer Reading #23 + Response #11: Carlson, Bauer, Planck, et al. In-Class Focus: Singer & Sander Week 14 (April 20 + 22): Summary + Final Presentations No Reading In-Class Focus: Bringing It All Together No Reading In-Class Focus: Group A Presentations Week 15 (April 27): Final Presentations No Reading In-Class Focus: Group B Presentations Week 16 (May 4): Final Essay No Reading No Class
