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Last updated: 2026-04-12 | Total pages: 58

Concepts (34)

  • CriticalThinking — The disciplined practice of improving reasoning through principled method [PHIL252]
  • Belief — Mental states formed through inference; the map of the world that guides action [PHIL252]
  • Bullshit — Claims with blatant disregard for truth; taxonomy of misinformation types [PHIL252]
  • Argument — Inference made public; premises + conclusion + support relationship [PHIL252]
  • Cogency — Informal standard for a good argument: acceptable + relevant + sufficient premises [PHIL252]
  • Validity — Formal property of deductive arguments; truth-preserving; 5 valid + 2 invalid forms [PHIL252]
  • ClassificationSystems — Method for grouping items; must be exhaustive, exclusive, clear, adequate [PHIL252]
  • Definition — Necessary and sufficient conditions for a term; six rules for good definitions [PHIL252]
  • Enthymeme — Argument with at least one unstated (implicit) premise [PHIL252]
  • CategoricalStatements — The four A/E/I/O forms of categorical logic; translation and Venn mapping [PHIL252]
  • Syllogism — Two-premise, three-term deductive argument; validity tested via Venn diagrams [PHIL252]
  • ImmediateInference — Conclusions drawn from a single categorical statement; six relations [PHIL252]
  • InformalFallacies — Reasoning errors from content/context/language, not logical structure [PHIL252]
  • FallaciesOfAmbiguity — Equivocation, amphiboly, accent, composition, division, hypostatization [PHIL252]
  • Bias — Preferences and attitudes in reasoning; when they become problems; selection bias [PHIL252]
  • DataVisualization — Misleading charts; ducks, glass slippers, axis manipulation, proportional ink [PHIL252]
  • Analogy — Comparison-based reasoning; what makes one good; the false analogy fallacy [PHIL252]
  • Causation — Causation vs. correlation; probabilistic, sufficient, and necessary cause [PHIL252]
  • FalseCause — Post hoc, mere correlation, spurious, data dredging, slippery slope, irrelevant thesis [PHIL252]
  • SelectionBiasVariants — WEIRD, extrapolation, OSE, Berkson’s paradox, data censoring, right-censoring [PHIL252]
  • MotivationTheories — Eight motivation theories from Classical/Hawthorne through Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor, Expectancy, Equity, Goal-Setting [ADMN201]
  • LeadershipApproaches — Evolution from Trait to Behavioural to Situational to Transformational/Charismatic/Strategic [ADMN201]
  • EmployeeBehaviour — Three pillars: performance behaviours, organizational citizenship, counterproductive behaviours [ADMN201]
  • PsychologicalContract — Implicit employee contributions vs. organizational inducements; person-job fit [ADMN201]
  • JobSatisfactionStrategies — Reinforcement, MBO, participative management, job enrichment, modified work schedules [ADMN201]
  • FinancialManager — Four responsibilities of finance; cash-flow management and financial control [ADMN201]
  • ShortTermFinancing — Trade credit, secured loans, unsecured loans (line of credit, revolving credit, commercial paper) [ADMN201]
  • LongTermFinancing — Debt (loans, bonds) and equity (common/preferred stock, retained earnings); capital structure [ADMN201]
  • SecuritiesMarkets — Primary vs secondary markets, IPOs, indexes, bull/bear, margin, short sales, options [ADMN201]
  • InvestmentVehicles — Mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, commodities and futures [ADMN201]
  • RiskManagement — Speculative vs pure risk; 5-step risk management process [ADMN201]
  • Accounting — What accounting is; financial vs. managerial; CPA designations; IFRS/ASPE; ethics [ADMN201]
  • AccountingEquation-FinancialStatements — Assets = Liabilities + Equity; three financial statements; Cash ≠ Income [ADMN201]
  • FinancialRatios — Solvency, profitability, and activity ratios; complete formula reference [ADMN201]

Course Overviews (2)

Connections (7)

Summaries (9)

  • PHIL252-Unit1 — Why Critical Thinking: belief, bullshit, language manipulation, Brandolini’s Principle
  • PHIL252-Unit2 — Arguments and Bullshit: argument structure, cogency, dialectical acceptability, bullshit taxonomy
  • PHIL252-Unit3 — Validity as a Truth-Preserving Method: validity, soundness, 5 valid forms, counter-examples
  • PHIL252-Unit4 — Classification and Definition: classification rules, definition types, enthymemes
  • PHIL252-Unit5 — Categorical Logic and Syllogisms: A/E/I/O statements, syllogisms, Venn diagrams, immediate inference
  • PHIL252-Unit6 — Fallacies of Ambiguity, Meaning, and Representation: 6 fallacies, bias, data visualization
  • PHIL252-Unit7 — Science & Causal Reasoning: analogy, causation types, false cause family, selection bias variants
  • ADMN201-Ch9 — Ch9: Motivating, Satisfying, and Leading Employees — motivation theories, leadership evolution, job satisfaction strategies
  • ADMN201-Ch15 — Ch15: Financial Decisions and Risk Management — financing sources, securities markets, investment vehicles, risk management
  • ADMN201-Ch11 — Ch11: Understanding Accounting — accounting equation, three financial statements, financial ratios, CPA, ethics

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