COMM 4233 - Rhetorical Theory #

3 Hours. This class examines persuasion from a humanistic/philosophical perspective. Though the class begins by examining some classical rhetorical theory, it focuses primarily on contemporary rhetoric. A typical list of theorists examined include: Plato, Aristotle, Kenneth Burke, Richard Weaver, Walter Fisher, Earnest Bormann, Lloly Bitzer, and I.A. Richards.