ENG 3340 Advanced Composition
An advanced study of the rhetorical art of expository, argumentative writing at the levels of invention, organization and style. Students study English grammar and punctuation in order to write correct, interesting and beautiful sentences; the art of organization in order to fashion shapely essays from parts into artistic and powerful wholes; and rhetorical invention—logical, emotional and ethical—in order to make responsible appeals to the free judgment of others. The course reflects upon the nature of rhetoric not only as a practical and productive art, but also as a liberal one.