Rhetoric - the Art of Persuasion 2500-OG-EN-RAOP

The main aim of this class is to equip the student with the knowledge and skills suitable to become a conscious user of rhetoric and reflect upon the meanders of persuasion and eventually be more aware of one’s and others words and patterns of argumentation. The core of the course is based on developing creative skills in art of persuasion and mastering the most important tenets of the rhetorical theory. The special emphasis is to be put on the practical rhetorical analysis of the argumentation schemes and persuasive devices used in examples of both historical and contemporary discourse We will also try to reconstruct historical and philosophical contexts lying behind the analyzed speeches. We will study the following topics:
The birth of the theory of rhetoric and its further developments
Why and how to breathe
How to move an audience
Patterns of argumentation
The rule of the first impression
How (not) to present oneself
How to compose an argument
Writing a presidential speech
Rhetoric in times of culture wars and political correctness

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in discussion seminar - 20 hrs - consultations- 10 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for discussion seminar/proseminar - 10 hrs - writing essays/ papers - 20 hrs - reading literature- 20 hrs - preparation for test- 10 hrs Altogether: 90 hrs (3 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

Students W1: have advanced knowledge of the theory of rhetoric W2: have basic knowledge of the history of rhetoric

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

Students U1: have advanced skills in communicating their ideas U2: can employ different rhetorical techniques to persuade others U3: can analyse and explain different rhetorical devices used in public discourse

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

Students K1: understand the significance of the forms of persuasion K2: is sensitive to the sincerity of discourse K3: is aware of the rhetorical tradition and its presence in the contemporary world

Metody dydaktyczne

Expository teaching methods: problem based lecture Exploratory teaching methods Practical Panel Oxford

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Rafał Toczko

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- oral examination- np. W1-3, U1, U3, K1-3 (up to 12 points)
- activity U1-3, K1-3 (up to 8 points)

Assessment criteria:
fail - 0-9,99 (up to 50%)
satisfactory-10-11,99 (50%)
satisfactory plus- 12-13,99 pts (60%)
good - 14-15,99 pts (70%)
good plus- 16-17,99 pts (80%)
very good- 18-20 pts (90%)

Praktyki zawodowe

Not applicable.

Literatura

Andrews, R. (2013). A theory of contemporary rhetoric. In A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric.
Aristotle, Rhetoric.
Benson, Thomas W, Michael H Prosser (2008). Readings in Classical Rhetoric. New York.
Cicero, Selected Speeches
Cicero, On Invention
Enos, T. (2013). Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition. In Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition.
Gold, D., & Hobbs, C. L. (2013). Rhetoric, history, and women’s oratorical education: American women learn to speak. In Rhetoric, History, and Women’s Oratorical Education: American Women Learn to Speak.
Marsh, C. (2013). Classical rhetoric and modern public relations: An isocratean model. Classical Rhetoric and Modern Public Relations: An Isocratean Model.
McGuigan, Brendan, Rhetorical Devices: A Handbook and Activities for Student Writers
Newman, Debbie, Ben Woolgar, Trevor Sather, ed. (2014). Pros and cons: a debater’s handbook. 19th ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge : The English-Speaking Union.
Barack Obama, Inauguration Speech and fragments of other speeches
Emmeline Pankhurst's Freedom or Death speech
Ridinger, Robert B. Marks, ed. (2004). Speaking for our lives: historic speeches and rhetoric for gay and lesbian rights (1892-2000). New York.
Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech and fragments of other speeches
Vaclav Havel New Year's Address to the Nation, Prague, January 1, 1990
Welch, K. E. (2013). The Contemporary reception of classical rhetoric: Appropriations of ancient discourse. In The Contemporary Reception of Classical Rhetoric: Appropriations of Ancient Discourse.
Zaremba, A. J. (2014). Speaking Professionally. In Speaking Professionally.

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