Transfers ToUC and CSUIGETC Area 1C · CSU GE Area A1 · CSU GE Area A3Description(formerly SPCH-120) This course provides students with the foundational knowledge of argumentation principles, analysis techniques, and oral communication skills needed to effectively understand, evaluate, research, construct, and present arguments in various public speaking contexts. The course includes concepts such Aristotelian rhetoric, audience analysis, evidence evaluation, ethics in argumentation, critical listening, critical reasoning, argumentation models, managing communication apprehension, and effective verbal and nonverbal practices for speech presentations. Students will conduct written and verbal analyses of arguments, provide peer critiques, present researched speeches, and take part in structured debates.Usually HeldTue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Tue 6:40pm–9:50pm, Wed 3:20pm–6:30pm 