WTNG 322 - Advancing Public Argument

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Roger Williams University

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Prerequisite: Successful completion (C- or higher) of WTNG 102Fulfills a course requirement in the Professional and Public Writing CoreConcentration and MinorEquality. Knowledge. Happiness. Freedom. The public sphere is wherethe meaning and implications of these words are constantly defined,contested and renegotiated. Beginning with readings that offerdefinitions of rhetoric role in the public sphere itself, students read awide range of historical and contemporary public discourses that havesought to advance persuasive arguments to the American citizenry. Byanalyzing a variety of public genres (letters, photographs, speeches,film, statistics, art installations) with attention to the ways authorsdeploy the rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos, students gainfluency as critically engaged citizens, able to participate in the reading,writing, and resisting of on-going public arguments. Writing projectsprivilege student interest but emphasize the development of visual,cultural, and quantitative rhetoric's.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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