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PWR 2STA

Writing & Rhetoric 2: Machine Reasoning, Rhetorics, and Wrongness

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course explores the impact of gnerative AI across diverse fields. A range of texts will offer both optimistic and critical perspectives, providing a foundation for ethical debate and analysis. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sta. For PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 25929
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-331
INSTRUCTOR:
Starkman, Ruth
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 28077
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-331
INSTRUCTOR:
Starkman, Ruth
4units

PWR 2STA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: Machine Reasoning, Rhetorics, and Wrongness

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. This course explores the impact of gnerative AI across diverse fields. A range of texts will offer both optimistic and critical perspectives, providing a foundation for ethical debate and analysis. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2sta. For PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-331 — Starkman, Ruth (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-331 — Starkman, Ruth (Undergrad)

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