Recent Semesters2027SP, 2026SP, 2026FAClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL001A - Composition and Reading Effective Fall 2025, this course is: ENGL-C1000 Academic Reading and Writing Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3DescriptionThis course provides students with the opportunity to study the principles of reasoning and their application to the analysis and evaluation of political and marketplace communication. It examines the structure of argument, underlying assumptions, the quality of evidence used to support claims, the use of language, the discovery of formal and informal fallacies, and the effect of print and electronic media on argumentation. The course examines historical and contemporary approaches to persuasive messages. It also focuses on advocacy and the presentation of persuasive appeals, and learning to construct, deliver, and critique persuasive messages. This course emphasizes the integration of critical thinking principles with techniques of effective written and spoken argument. Meets IGETC requirement for transfer. Essay writing requirement: 6,000-8,000 words. 