Recent SemestersFall 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025Class Size35–45 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E Transfers ToCSUCSU GE Area A3DescriptionDevelopment of critical thinking skills necessary for evaluating arguments as well as producing argumentative essays and inquiry-driven research. Includes methods for analyzing various types of claims and arguments; the connections between language and logic; deductive, inductive, and abductive patterns of inference; sources of bias; and fallacies or errors of reasoning. Emphasizes writing with attention to the methods and standards of critical thinking.Usually HeldTue Thu 12:35pm–1:50pm, Thu 11:10am–1:40pm 