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A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th Edition; Hurley
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Chapter Learning
Objectives
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3‒5 minutes
Narrative content and concepts are
introduced in a format designed to
encourage student critical thinking.
Section Reading
(with [or without]
media)
1 per section
(number of
sections varies
per chapter)
Chapter level learning objectives help
students focus on key terms, concepts
and skills they should learn in each
chapter.
The content of the text is divided into
chapter sections and introduced in each
section of each chapter's learning path.
The students have an opportunity to
review the contents of the chapter
alongside the activities inside the
learning path.
Some section readings come “with
media,” that is, include an inline video
tutorial: at the end of, and in addition to,
the section content animated visuals
complement audio lectures on the most
challenging sections and concepts.
These short, real-life scenarios, which
replace the Previews of the prior edition,
engage students creatively with the
themes of the chapter. The questions
posed in these scenarios are answered
online in MindTap.
10‒20 minutes
The reading provides carefully
sequenced, precise, elegant, and clear
explanations. Earlier sections provide the
foundation for later ones, helping
students grasp concepts incrementally
and thus aiding with retention.
10‒25 to 27
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The video tutorials guide the student
through succinct explanations and stepby-step examples of arduous concepts.
This audio-visual "how-to" helps
reinforce and retain the most difficult
material.
These features help students connect
their everyday lives' questions and
concerns to the text's content. They offer
contemporary references to bring the
concepts to life for readers, and ask
them to perform a specific task and
respond to a query, or reflect on a
question, in order to engage more
deeply with the section that follows.
From easiest to more difficult, and in
great abundance, the activities offer
sufficient opportunity to anchor the
student's understanding before moving
to the next practice set.
Performing this activity enables students
to be further engaged and to retain
concepts at a higher degree.
“With media”:
varies with
section.
Section How
Logical Are You?
1 per section
2‒5 minutes
Section Exercise Set
Number of
exercise sets
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section
For each section, auto-gradable exercises
are offered in sets that offer sequential
practice on the section content.
10‒20 minutes
Section Writing
Exercise
1 per section
10‒20 minutes
Aplia Assignment
1 per chapter
(includes one
Aplia
Assignment
per section;
number of
These activities require students to
create a short example of a concept
presented in the section, such as an
explanation, a deductive argument, or a
dispute.
The Aplia problem sets complement the
chapter reading, testing students’
comprehension and helping them apply
concepts by thinking critically.
15‒25 minutes
Independent research proves Aplia
significantly improves outcomes,
improving student effort, engagement,
and critical thinking skills.
The assignments randomize both
quantitative and qualitative aspects of
Activity
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many?
What is it?
Seat time?
sections varies
per chapter)
Learning Logic
Tutorial
Why it matters?
questions, allowing students to get the
practice they need through multiple
attempts. Each student attempt is
different from previous attempts and
different from the attempts of their
classmates, reinforcing their efforts and
helping them learn. If you choose, use
the Aplia App to customize assignments
to hide questions, change the grading
scale, or specify for practice only.
Understanding and mastering logic
requires extensive practice. This tutorial
provides added opportunities to reach
the learning goals of a range of students,
from those who need more practice than
their peers to those who wish to ace the
course and prepare for advanced
philosophy courses.
These interactive simulations tie
together the concepts and material
taught in the first seven chapters to offer
a coherent narrative and an opportunity
for students to put in practice, in the
context of a real-life scenario, the
various skills they learn in these
chapters.
This summary helps students review the
content and prepare for exams.
1 per section
(includes one
Learning Logic
Tutorial per
section;
number of
sections varies
per chapter)
1 per chapter
for chapters 1
to 7
This interactive tutorial program,
enhanced with audio, walks the student
through each section's content, following
each subsection with practice activities
that provide immediate feedback.
15‒25 minutes
This integrative digital activity helps
students apply their logic skills to a
current real-world problem: climate
change. It walks students through the
chapters 1-7 concepts with each chapter
assessment resolving a step in the reallife scenario.
10 to 30
minutes
Chapter Review
1 per chapter
3‒5 minutes
Chapter Test (for
chapters 1‒8)
1 per chapter
The end-of-chapter review presents a
concise and bulleted version of the
chapter content.
This capstone activity set offers multiplechoice exercises on the concepts
presented in the chapter.
NEW TO THIS EDITION: these activities
are now available as gradable interactive
quizzes.
5‒10 minutes
These exercises help students solidify
their understanding of the concepts
learned in the chapter and prepare for
exams.
This step-by-step method in two sections
describes how to build and write
persuasive arguments, and offers
carefully sequenced and crafted
exercises.
This resource explores the similarities
between truth tables and truth trees and
how truth trees help determine whether
individual statements are self-consistent
20‒40 minutes
Students can learn further about
arguments by practicing writing them,
allowing to crystallize and apply what
they have learned to develop and refine
their critical thinking skills.
The four sections, each ending with a set
of exercises that provide answers so
students can test their understanding,
further details the truth-trees topic.
Living Logic
Book-Level
Assets
Appendix A: Critical
Thinking and
Writing
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Appendix B: Truth
Trees
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or self-contradictory, help test groups of
statements for consistency, and help test
arguments for validity.
This appendix offers explanations on the
various types of questions asked in many
graduate-level admissions test, and each
of the eight primary sections is followed
by sample questions.
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Why it matters?
15‒30 minutes
Answers are provided for each of the
end-of-section sample questions.
This appendix will not only help students
who are contemplating taking graduatelevel admissions tests get prepared for
them, but also help others refine their
understanding of arguments, fallacies,
and natural deduction techniques.
An understanding of the history of
existential import will enhance the
student's comprehension of the text's
presentation on the topic.
This supplement helps both students
who may be struggling with the concepts
and benefit from these enhanced
explanations and the advanced students
who will enjoy a deeper dive in the topic.
This technique provides an instant visual
clue, which helps students who struggle
with understanding the rules of
inference.
Appendix C: Logic
and Graduate-Level
Admissions Tests
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Appendix D:
Existential Import
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This article explores the history of
existential import in the logic of Aristotle
and George Boole.
10‒15 minutes
Appendix E:
Chapter 6 WellFormed Formulas
Supplement
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This appendix provides a more detailed
account of the well-formed formulas
topic found in chapter 6 of the textbook.
10‒15 minutes
Appendix F:
Chapter 7 Rules of
Inference
Visualization
Supplement
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This document expands briefly on the
technique introduced in chapter 7 of the
textbook, which uses geometrical shapes
in the place of “p” and “q.”
5‒10 minutes
MindTap Table of Contents
A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th Edition; Hurley
Week
Topic/Chapter
1
PART I: Informal Logic
Chapter 1:
Basic Concepts
Sections 1‒3
In-Class Activities Options
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PART I: Informal Logic
Chapter 1:
Basic Concepts
Sections 4‒6
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PART I: Informal Logic
Chapter 2:
Language: Meaning
and Definition
Sections 1‒5
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PART I: Informal Logic
Chapter 3:
Informal Fallacies
Sections 1‒3
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Assessment/Assignment Opportunities
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 1.4 [2 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 1
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 2
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for sections 3.2 & 3.3
Learning Logic Tutorial
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Week
Topic/Chapter
5
PART I: Informal Logic
Chapter 3:
Informal Fallacies
Sections 4‒5
In-Class Activities Options
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6
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 4
Categorical
Propositions
Sections 1‒4
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7
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 4
Categorical
Propositions
Sections 5‒7
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8
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 5
Categorical Syllogisms
Sections 1‒3
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9
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 5
Categorical Syllogisms
Sections 4‒7
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Assessment/Assignment Opportunities
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 5.2; 5.3 [2 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 5
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 3.4
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 3
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 4.4 [4 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 4.7 [2 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 4
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Week
Topic/Chapter
10
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 6
Propositional Logic
Sections 1‒3
In-Class Activities Options
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PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 6
Propositional Logic
Sections 4‒6
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12
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 7
Natural Deduction in
Propositional Logic
Sections 1‒4
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13
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 7
Natural Deduction in
Propositional Logic
Sections 4‒7
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14
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 8
Predicate Logic
Sections 1‒3
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Assessment/Assignment Opportunities
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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

Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 7.3; 7.4 [2 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 7
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 6.1 [2 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Section Video Tutorial (in line, at the end of the section
reading): for section 6.5 [5 videos]; 6.6 [4 videos]
Learning Logic Tutorial
Living Logic Assessment 6
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Week
Topic/Chapter
15
PART II: Formal Logic
Chapter 8
Predicate Logic
Sections 4‒7
In-Class Activities Options
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16
PART III: Inductive
Logic
Chapters 9-14
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Assessment/Assignment Opportunities
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Chapter Review
Chapter Practice Test
Review the learning objectives for the relevant
sections.
Use the real-life scenarios and question(s) of the
section How Logical Are You? as discussion starters
to help engage students.
Lecture/Discuss the relevant section material.
Go over some of the exercises from the section
exercise sets.
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Exercise sets for the relevant sections.
Section Writing Exercise
Aplia Assignment Tutorial and Problem Set
Learning Logic Tutorial
Chapter Review