Class Syllabus

Section I | II | III | IV

 

Section I: Introduction to Logic and Rhetoric

Week I             9/5       Diagnostic Exercise

 

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Section II: Logical Techniques for Writing and Analyzing Essays

Week 2            Identification and Description

                        9/10     Assignment #1 due

                        9/12     Assignment #2 due

Week 3            Comparison and Contrast

                        9/17     Assignment #3 due

                        9/19     Assignment #4 due

Week 4            Cause and Effect

                        9/24     Assignment #5 due

                        9/26     Assignment #6 due

Week 5            Division and Classification

                        10/1     Assignment #7 due

                        10/3     Assignment #8 due

Week 6            Definition and Process

                        10/8     Assignment #9 due

                                    Proposal for essay Revision due

                        10/10   Assignment #10 due

Week 7            Induction and Deduction

                         10/15  Revision due

                         10/17  Midterm

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Section III: Methods of Argument for Writing and Analyzing Student Essays

Week 8            Analogy

                        10/22   Library Visit

                        10/24   Assignment #11 due               

Week 9            Thesis and Antithesis

                        10/29  

                        10/31   Revision of Assignment #11 due

Week 10          Value and Judgment

                        11/5     Academic Holiday: no class

                        11/7    

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Section IV       Rhetorical Considerations for Analyzing Essays

Week II           Tone and Attitude

                        11/12   Assignment #12 due

                        11/14  

Week 12          Bias and Usage

                        11/19   Revision of Assignment #12 due

                        11/21  

Week 13          Figurative Language

                        11/26   Assignment #13 due

                        11/28

Week 14          Irony, Wit, Humor

                        12/3     Revision of Assignment #13 due

                        12/5     Final Exam

Week 15          12/10  

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