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English 276
Introduction to Rhetoric
Credit hours: 5
GEC categories: Arts & Humanities Culture and Ideas
Prerequisites: none
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Website: http://english.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/delagrange/276 (coming soon)
Course Objectives:
 | Political campaigns always include rhetoric, and talk about rhetoric. But politics, while an ancient venue for rhetoric, is not the only place it shows up. If rhetoric, as Aristotle said, is "the art of persuasion," then rhetoric is everywhere in our culture - in our advertising, in our schools, in our churches, in our everyday conversations, and, yes, in our politics too. The ad on the left, for example - from Adbusters. What is it trying to persuade us to think about the relationship between television and children? |
Course Content: This course will explore how rhetoric has shaped the way people and institutions develop, organize, and deliver their ideas in the most effective way possible. We will begin with a look at the terms and positions of ancient rhetoric, including a sampling of primary and secondary texts that continue to be influential today. Then we will move on to contemporary examples of rhetoric in popular culture - how to recognize it, analyze it, and use it.
Method of Presentation: Lecture; discussion; workshops on composing rhetorically effective words and images.
Method of Evaluation: Evaluation will be based on short quizzes, two tests, a paper and related project, and participation in discussion and writing/reading responses.
