COM 220 Week 1 Assignment Assignment Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation
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Assignment: Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation
•Due Day 7 [Individual forum]
•Resources: American Rhetoric Web site; and Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and
Argumentation
Listen to the speech at
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechcitizenkane2.html by
clicking the Windows Media Video link or the Audio mp3 link, or read the transcript
of the speech.
•Write a minimum 500-word response to the following questions:
What are some examples of bias, fallacies, and specific rhetorical devices in the
speech?
How did the speaker address arguments and counterarguments?
Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain.
•Post your assignment as an attachment.
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COM 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Research Paper Topic
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CheckPoint: Research Paper Topic
•Resources: Appendix A, Appendix C, and the Center for Writing Excellence
Grammar Guide.
•Review Appendix C.
•Select a topic for your research paper. Here are possible topic selections:
Affirmative Action
Colonization
Consumerism
Culture
Drugs
Education
Ethics
Gun Control
Identity
Immigration
Literacy
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COM 220 Week 3 Assignment Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources
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Assignment: Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources
•Due Day 7 [Individual forum]
•Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Appropriate Style
Guidelines; Appendix D; and Appendix E.
•Navigate to Grammar and...