COMM 190 — Argumentation and Debate
Credit Hours: 3 MOTR Equivalent: MOTR COMM 220 Argumentation and Debate, Oral Communications Prerequisite: None. A course in critical thinking and oral communication. Students will learn how to improve their argumentation skills, so they can engage in debates effectively, productively, and ethically in a variety of situations. More specifically, this class is designed to improve students’ abilities to: 1. Recognize and evaluate various forms of arguments, claims, and evidence. 2. Build solid arguments (including the research and planning stages of argument). 3. Engage in productive, ethical argument and debate with others. 4. Engaging in critical thinking, which requires analysis, the use of solid reasoning and evidence, refutation, the avoidance of logical fallacies, and the ability to critique opposing arguments. Offered Fall and Spring.
Part of
- Associate of Fine Arts in Art
- Associate of Fine Arts in Music
- Associate of Fine Arts in Theatre
- Associate of Fine Arts in Theatre with Emphasis in Musical Theatre
- Associate of Science in Chemistry
- Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture with Emphasis in Agribusiness
- Agronomy
- Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture with Emphasis in Animal Science
- Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture with Emphasis in Horticulture
- Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene
- Respiratory Care