Writing & Rhetoric 1: Influencers, Filters, and Algorithms: Rhetorics of Online Persuasion

Catalog description

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this class, we'll look at the rhetorics of online persuasion, namely how online content creators promote a particular behavior or pattern of thinking in their audience through strategic design. Along the way, we'll explore key issues related to the way the online media we engage with everyday not just reflect but also in fact construct our understanding of culture and of ourselves. A full course description and video can be found here: pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1caa For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.