First-Year Seminars 110SA - Rhetoric of Peace and War

The art and mechanics of persuading a polity to support either war or peace through oral argument. How speeches frame issues, mobilize public opinion, and persuade individuals to support or resist decisions to go to war. Students will be expected to deliver speeches, lead discussions, and critique their own and others' presentations.

Course limited to new first-years & transfers/FPs entering as first-years.