Digital Rhetoric and Online Communities
Analyzing how persuasive strategies are employed and evolve within online forums, social media, and viral content.
Key Questions
- Analyze how memes and viral videos function as forms of persuasive communication.
- Critique the effectiveness of different rhetorical appeals in online political discourse.
- Explain how the anonymity of online platforms impacts the nature of argumentation.
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