SPCH 103 — Argumentation and Debate 3 Units (AA/AS; Citrus A2; CSU; UC) 54 lecture hours
This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and practice of argumentation and debate. Students engage in a variety of public speeches to advocate for and against various claims/topics. Emphasized are principles of rhetoric in argumentation and debate, such as the canons of rhetoric, effective research methods, critical analysis, reasoning, refutation, and listening. This course includes faculty-supervised, faculty-evaluated oral presentations in the presence of others. This course is appropriate for students in disciplines where argumentation, negotiation, and issue-analysis occur.