First-year philosophy courses require students to reason — to think critically, logically and dispassionately — and to make effective arguments. In this assignment from Montclair State University, students not only must read texts carefully to make judgments about the validity of the author's reasoning, but also must structure an essay in a way that advances the explanation of these ideas.

Associated Benchmarks
ADP benchmarks that address the knowledge and skills required to complete these tasks are: