SPE 3080 - Great American Speakers

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPE 1010 and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements

This course critically examines the primary theses developed in selected major American speeches. This critical analysis includes an examination of the rhetorical skills of the speaker based on the persuasive models of Aristotle, Burke and Griffen, and more. Estimates of the influence of such great speeches on public policy will be surveyed as a measurement of the success of such oral discourse.(General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)