WR 320 - Argumentation

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: WR 100 and one WR 200-level course. Studies the structure, role, and use of argument in everyday contexts from personal conversations to political controversies. Newspaper editorials, feature articles in magazines, policy memos, open letters, speeches, formal debates, and courtroom arguments are just a few of the argumentative genres that students analyze and compose. Students learn to identify and employ a range of argument types and to spot and respond to fallacies. Ideal for students interested in law, public service, and business.