INQ-110 | Everything’s an Argument

Full Title: Everything’s an Argument

Topic Description:

Why is it important to recognize that everything is an argument? In this course we will answer that question by studying specific types of arguments in detail, considering complex argumentation, and questioning factual assertions made by journalists, scientists, and politicians, among others. As we explore and examine formats ranging from essays to billboards students will be given a firm grounding in the central concepts of rhetoric. This course will also help students further develop their skills in critical thinking, writing, reading, speaking, and researching as well as prepare them for academic and personal success by awakening their intellectual curiosity. Our classroom will serve as a place to think rhetorically and with self-awareness about the beliefs and opinions that inform their actions in the Roanoke College community and beyond.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: April 2009