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UWP 120

Rhetorical Approaches to Scientific and Technological Issues

Extensive Writing. Application of rhetorical theories to scientific issues. Topics include: Rhetorical dimensions of scientific knowledge-making; scientific voice; rhetorical figures in science; incommensurability and demarcation; epistemology, definition, and classification; science wars; models of scientific literacy and accommodation, and implications for risk communication.

Units: 4.0

Hours: Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s);