This honors course offers comprehensive training in oral, written, visual, and digital communication for the twenty-first century. It unites these various modes under the flexible art of rhetoric and uses rhetoric both to strengthen communication skills and to sharpen awareness of the challenges and advantages presented by oral, written, visual, and digital modes. In this course, the second of a two-part sequence, students will hone their rhetorical skills within the context of civic life by 1) developing stances and persuasive arguments 2) learning to deliberate effectively and 3) crafting advocacy appeals with attention to mode of delivery.