COMM 135 — F Essentials of Argumentation 3 Units
54 hours lecture per term. This course will help an individual develop critical thinking abilities and effective logical support for oral and written advocacy. The course serves as an introduction to theoretical and applied concepts in argumentation. Argumentative essays, written critique, and in-class student presentations will be used to evaluate course areas of research, reasoning, organization, refutation and issue analysis. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC