ENGL 3040 - Advanced Writing: Argument and Persuasion

5 credit hours
Formerly - ENGL 308

Argumentative writing for a public forum on issues of policy or other significant social issues. Study of the rhetoric of argumentation with attention to the use of evidence, the internal logic of argument, and the appeal to an audience’s sympathies and reason. Development of a flexible prose style that can be adapted to a variety of rhetorical situations and audiences.