Over the quarter you have encountered technical language associated with logic critical thinking and composing arguments. Since this is a survey course and covers the topic broadly we rarely get the chance to dig into some of the topics on a deeper level. For this assignment choose one topic from the course or directly related to the course and compose a 1-2 page paper regarding the topic. The point of the assignment is to explore a topic in more depth and relay what you have learned in a structured formal argument or research paper.
Some topic options include but are not limited to:
Rhetoric (or specified rhetoric ie propaganda political rhetoric rhetoric of war feminist rhetoric etc.)
Logical Fallacies (or choose one specific logical fallacy ie ad hominem straw man either or etc and explore in depth)
Types of Reasoning
Rhetorical Appeals (or choose one specific appeal ie ethos (ethics) logos (logic) pathos(emotion)
External or packaging pieces that contribute to a strong argument (ie voice structure communication)
Anything related to any course material/related information you read in the book or in the course
Anything that extends a discussion post topic in the course
Anything related to rhetoric or arguments including use in real world situations in any situations such as law advertising consumerism
Anything related to the history of rhetoric such as Aristotle
Anything related to how rhetoric is demonstrated in your discipline (where do you see the need for arguments in your professional life?)
This is just a springboard for ideas. You are welcome to deviate from this list but if you are unsure if your topic is related please touch base with me before writing.
Technical Requirements
Genre: Research Essay
Length: 1-2 pages
Format-Standard APA
Information Literacy: Ethical research in text citations reference page
Communication: strong grammatical and structural elements
Organization: clear intro body conclusion transitions etc.
Extra Credit 2
March 18th, 2019 admin