EN223

Students begin by exploring a definition of "rhetoric" as practiced by a broad range of writers. They examine how writers use rhetorical devices, both classical and modern, to explain their positions and develop their arguments. Writing assignments include students' own persuasive papers on topics chosen from a list of current social issues. Articles from present-day news media and other sources serve both as works to analyze and as models to emulate. Themes for readings vary by the interest of the instructor and have included education in America, gender and rhetoric, and political rhetoric. Prerequisites: EN 105, EN 106

Undergraduate

School of Arts and Sciences