Everyday Rhetoric

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This course provides a general introduction to the practices and traditions of rhetoric, as well as its presence and use in daily life. How do speakers and writers use language to move audiences in strategic ways? How have different forms of technology facilitated or limited different modes of persuasion? Additional topics include the consideration of different rhetorical situations, the study of the enduring influence of established rhetorical traditions and devices, and the rhetorical analysis of current popular texts and media (written, aural, visual, digital).