Training code AYC0416/1
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 24 hours, independent study 28 hours)
Price 50 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 27.01.25.
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Ljaš
Student Academy Project Manager
Open Academy
+372 640 9369
Argumentation and Reasoning in English / Argumenteerimine ja arutluskäik inglise keeles
School of Digital Technologies
Training and Conference Center
In this course, you’ll learn to think faster and smarter, mastering the art of spotting strong arguments and making confident decisions. You’ll discover how to use the difference between facts and opinions to build strong arguments, spot common persuasion tricks in debates, marketing, and social media, and understand how other people’s words and actions can influence our decisions. Through fun roleplay games and discussions, you’ll build real-life skills that can help in any career—from law to science. Ready to stand out? Join us and sharpen your thinking!
- 11:00 - 14:00
Training code AYC0416/1
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 24 hours, independent study 28 hours)
Price 50 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 27.01.25.
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Ljaš
Student Academy Project Manager
Open Academy
+372 640 9369
Target group: High school students and vocational school students, young people taking a gap year.
English at least level B2.
Course schedule:
| TIME | TOPIC | LECTURER | ROOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.02.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Basis for Evidence-based Reasoning. The topic explores the foundations of knowledge evaluation and how understanding one's thinking processes (metacognition) enhances reasoning. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
| 15.02.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Facts, Opinions, Claims, Beliefs, and Knowledge. Students learn to differentiate between objective facts, subjective opinions, claims, beliefs, and knowledge. This section helps them understand the role each plays in arguments and decision-making and how to clearly identify and use each in reasoning. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
| 08.03.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Thought and Language. This module examines the connection between thought and language, focusing on how language shapes understanding and argumentation. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
| 22.03.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Three Laws of Thought and Reasoning. Introducing fundamental principles like the law of identity, the law of non-contradiction, and the law of the excluded middle, this topic provides the basic logical structure for sound reasoning. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
| 05.04.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Most Common Logical Fallacies. This section covers frequently encountered logical fallacies (e.g., ad hominem, straw man, false dilemma) and teaches students to identify and avoid them in reasoning. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
| 26.04.2025 | 11:00-14:00 | Recognizing Human Limits: Heuristics, Biases, and Narratives. Students learn how mental shortcuts (heuristics) and personal biases can lead to reasoning mistakes. They also explore how people construct and understand explanations of life situations, helping students recognize common pitfalls in reasoning and make more effective decisions. | Juri Mets | TLÜ, ruum täpsustub |
Course coordinator: Kersti Maidra, kersti.maidra@tlu.ee, 6409428
Course trainer:
Learning outcomes, the course graduate:
- can distinguish fact from judgment and belief from knowledge;
- has skills in elementary inductive and deductive processes;
- understands the formal and informal fallacies of language and thought.