SPC 255 - Persuasion And Propaganda

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

Speech

Description:

Provides students with the opportunity to understand what persuasion is and how it works, both in theory and in practice. Areas of focus include the acquisition of belief pattern and the use of persuasive appeals and logical fallacies in the rhetoric of advertising and politics. Various definitions of propaganda and its ethical bases will also be considered.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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