COMM 25000 - Principles of Rhetoric

Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
The course surveys basic concepts of rhetoric or persuasive symbol use. Topics include the nature of rhetoric, rhetoric as a response to and/or reconstruction of situation, rhetoric and motive, meaning and context, metaphor, doublespeak, rhetoric and perceptions of self, legitimation and delegitimation, moral arguments and the assessment of ethics. Theorists whose works are considered include Plato, Aristotle, Hugh Blair, I. A. Richards, Richard Weaver, Edwin Black, and Kenneth Burke, among others. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 [AH]