21W.747-1 Rhetoric, Fall 2006
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Author(s)
Strang, Steven
Alternative Title
Rhetoric
Date Issued
December 2006
Abstract
This course is an introduction to the history, the theory, the practice, and the implications (both social and ethical) of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion. This semester, many of your skills will be deepened by practice, including your analytical skills, your critical thinking skills, your persuasive writing skills, and your oral presentation skills. In this course you will act as both a rhetor (a person who uses rhetoric) and a rhetorician (one who studies the art of rhetoric).
Subjects
ethics
rhetoric
persuasion
analytical skills
critical thinking
persuasive writing
oral presentation
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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