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Dekalb, Illinois

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COMS 220

Rhetoric and Public Issues

Role of public discourse and persuasive campaigns in selecting, structuring, and presenting versions of reality. Nature and impact of rhetoric in public controversy. Emphasis on rhetorical criticism of advocacy on controversial matters of public policy through critical analysis of speeches, debates, editorials, argumentative essays, and political and social changes

Units: 3.0