NC 150 — READING BETWEEN THE LINES: IDENTIFYING HIDDEN MEANING

No credit. Lecture 18 hours. Develops critical reading and thinking skills by surveying a range of satirical, social, political, and persuasive images, cartoons, advertisements, and short editorials to identify their hidden meanings. Involves extensive practices in identifying and justifying rhetorical devices, manipulative techniques, and illogical reasoning methods. [ND]