Recent SemestersFall 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGLISH 101X, 101Y, 101Z or E.S.L. 110 Transfers ToCSUDescription(UC:CSU:C-ID COMM 120) 3 UNITS Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 or ENGLISH 101X, 101Y, 101Z or E.S.L. 110 | Lecture: 3 hours This course is an introduction to critical thinking and seeks to explore the various steps in the critical thinking process. Topics covered include claims, logic, definitions, evidence, inductive and deductive reasoning, fallacies, language, and persuasion. Students will demonstrate their understanding of these critical concepts and processes through the analysis and construction of arguments, especially in research, written work and persuasive speeches that attends appropriately to audience, purpose, context, genre, and language conventions. Emphasis is placed on both how and why we make decisions as we do. 