Mohawk Valley
1101 Sherman Dr Utica, NY 13501-5394
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The following is fulfilled by this course:
Communication Written and Oral
Mohawk Valley has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
| Status: | Active |
| SUNY ID: | 90550 |
| Full Title: | Persuasive Writing |
| Level: | Lower Division (UG) |
| CIP: | 2313 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies |
EN 154
Persuasive Writing
This course deals with the techniques of changing attitudes and opinions. It analyzes and provides practice in presentation of issues and evidence, methods of argumentation, and uses of emotion and other mechanisms. It examines research in influence factors, persuasibility, credibility, and the components of attitudes and opinions. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN105 English Composition for Speakers of Other Languages or EN106 English 1: Composition & Reading, and EN102 English 2: Ideas & Values of Literature.