Rhetoric: The Art and Craft of Persuasion

PHI2144.01
Course System Home Terms Fall 2018 Rhetoric: The Art and Craft of Persuasion

Course Description

Summary

The ability to speak and write persuasively is an essential skill for everyone. Whether you are writing a plan essay, applying for a job, or running for public office, you need to be persuasive and compelling. This course is a practical workshop in rhetoric. Students will write, deliver, and critique short speeches in class. We will learn classic rhetorical terms and techniques, and apply them in our analysis of famous political speeches. At the end of the course, students will compete by delivering a five-minute speech to a distinguished panel of judges.

Prerequisites

None.

Please contact the faculty member :

Instructor

  • Karen Gover

Day and Time

Academic Term

Fall 2018

Credits

4

Course Level

2000

Maximum Enrollment

16