Rhetoric

Statue of Socrates sitting, clear blue sky in background.

A statue of Socrates in Athens, Greece. (Image courtesy of Duncan Hull [dullhunk].)

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MIT Course Number

21W.747-1

As Taught In

Fall 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course is an introduction to the history, the theory, the practice, and the implications (both social and ethical) of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion. This semester, many of your skills will be deepened by practice, including your analytical skills, your critical thinking skills, your persuasive writing skills, and your oral presentation skills. In this course you will act as both a rhetor (a person who uses rhetoric) and a rhetorician (one who studies the art of rhetoric).

Strang, Steven. 21W.747-1 Rhetoric, Fall 2006. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/writing-and-humanistic-studies/21w-747-1-rhetoric-fall-2006 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA


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