TransfermaticCOMM at Vista Community College

    COMM 5 - Persuasion and Critical Thinking

    Recent Professors
    Maha Jacobs, Deborah Farris, Pati Shojaee, Lisset Lopez
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Difficulty
    6.4Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 or ENGL 001AS or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of COMM 5
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3
    Description
    Critical thinking skills: Principles of reasoning and persuasion, and analysis and evaluation of communication; emphasis on structure of arguments, quality of evidence, formal and informal fallacies, and effect of media on argumentation.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:15pm, Tue Thu 1:30pm–2:45pm