COMM 200 Critical Thinking And Speaking (COMM200)

These notes outline 61 punctuation rules and provides a brief refresher on types of clauses -- all of these punctuation rules are AP Style-friendly

The notes focus on the meaning and concepts of forming a rhetorical and literary argument. It explores types of issues/questions and types of arguments. Th e three types of issues/questions; fact, value, and policy. The reasoning types of arguments included are; enthymemes, induction, casual, and analogy.

The notes focus on the structure of an argument or any essays written such as the thesis, body of the speech, and conclusion. It explores the three types of rhetorical speech organizations; sequence, topical and logical structures. It ends with guiding questions to aid in writing up an effective introduction or conclusion.

The notes focus on Bohman's Public Deliberation and Birdsell's Visual argument concepts. Within Bohman's Public Deliberation section, the partial & impartial sphere, and discourse & dialogue concepts are explored. Birdsell's visual argument section provides brief summary of its definition and concepts.