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Dr. Dmitri Stanchevici
dstnchvc@memphis.edu
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The goal of this course is to introduce students to the art of rhetoric and to enable
them to practice rhetoric’s major function, persuasion. Persuasion enters our lives
when we make decisions, join or reject political causes, buy or sell things, argue,
vote, teach, and in general whenever we deal with other people to influence their
beliefs and to make them act in certain ways. Rhetoric teaches us to participate in
this persuasive economy effectively and responsibly. To persuade, we use verbal language,
images, demeanors, clothes, cars, social status, and other symbolic means. This class
focuses on persuasion through writing.
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Outcomes: Students completing English 3604 successfully should be able to
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demonstrate knowledge of rhetorical theory and practice
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identify topics of meaning and interest and compose essays that persuasively engage
these topics
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discuss and apply the conventions, strategies, and purposes of persuasive writing
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Required texts:
Kolln, Martha and Loretta Gray. Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choice, Rhetorical Effects. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson/Longman, 2010. ISBN: 0205706754
Ramage, John D. Rhetoric: A User’s Guide. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006. ISBN: 0321202120
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