Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025Class Size30 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or appropriate placement. Transfers ToCSUCSU GE Area A3DescriptionThis course provides students with the foundational knowledge and practice of persuasion, argumentation and debate. Students will write essays and 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. C-ID: COMM 120.Usually HeldMon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 5:00pm–9:15pm 