Jan 28, 2026  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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RHET 3340  -  Making Your Case: The Art of Persuasion (3 cr.)



Prerequisites
RHET 1020  or equivalent.

Description

This course takes a multidisciplinary approach combining seminal historical and theoretical works with up-to-date learning tools to investigate the concept of persuasion. Students will delve into the historical development of persuasion theories, they will consider socio-economic and technological shifts in the story of humanity and their effect on rhetorical strategies over time, as well as critical approaches to current trends in communication as they relate to mass persuasion and disinformation.

When Offered
Offered occasionally.


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