COMM 2350 - Argumentation & Advocacy

UG
Credit Hours: 3

This course acquaints students with a variety of approaches to the study of argument by indicating the distinctions between “argument,” “argumentation,” advocacy,” “debate,” and “persuasion.” This course is an option for the General Education requirement in the Critical Reasoning Competency. It focuses both on theory and practice. Students will be exposed to the basic concepts and issues involved in the study of argument, as well as the methods for conducting and assessing argumentative practices. The course covers four broad topic areas: argumentative method, argumentative fallacies, the doctrine of presumption, and development of knowledge.

Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: Fall
TCCN: (TCCN SPCH 2335)