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Analysis and critique to discover, question, explain, and justify positions and claims made in writing and speaking; reading and listening to comprehend and assess arguments; employment of rhetorical concepts (e.g., purpose, audience); understanding research as responsible inquiry for speaking and writing; special topics, activities.

This course emphasizes both writing and speaking skills and consists of scaffolded, formal speaking and writing assignments in addition to informal reading, writing, speaking, and listening assignments. By completing this course, students will be able to:

• analyze arguments across media, assessing their structure and persuasiveness,
• research and articulate multiple perspectives within controversies,
• advocate their own informed positions within controversies using basic rhetorical concepts and college-level writing and communication skills, and
• demonstrate familiarity with the uses and ethics of information literacy, including artificial intelligence (AI).

Rhetoric