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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
TAUJ13a
Introduction to Argumentation and Scientific Reasoning, 3 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Course code
TAUJ13aLanguage of instruction
English, FinnishAcademic year
2020–2021Level of study
Postgraduate studiesGrading scale
Pass-FailPersons responsible
Antti Keskinen
Responsible organisation
Doctoral School (Research and Innovation Services) 100 %
1. Justification: Assertions and grounds
2. Argumentation as a form of justification: types of arguments, types of fallacies
3. Deductive reasoning and its uses in justification
4. Observation, data, statistical inference: inductive reasoning and its uses in justification
5. Causal and hypothetical inference
6. Theoretical virtues and justification
Learning outcomes
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
13.11.2020 – 03.12.2020
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
02.02.2021 – 23.02.2021
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)