This introductory course will examine historical and contemporary approaches to persuasive messages throughout time. It will also focus on the presentation of persuasive appeals, and learning to const...This introductory course will examine historical and contemporary approaches to persuasive messages throughout time. It will also focus on the presentation of persuasive appeals, and learning to construct, deliver, and critique persuasive messages. Students will construct and deliver ethical persuasive messages directed toward a specific audience in front of a live audience or other pedagogically appropriate medium.