Great Courses in Rhetoric
A curated directory of standout university lecture series, OpenCourseWare repositories, and comprehensive MOOCs in Rhetoric. These audiovisual courses offer deep intuition, historical context, and practical mastery across classical oratory, informal logic, public address, and critical media theory.
Classical & Civic Rhetoric
- Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking (edX / Harvard University / Prof. James Engell)
- Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? (edX / Harvard University / Prof. Michael Sandel)
- The Uses of Rhetoric, Past and Present (Gresham College / Prof. Melissa Lane & Prof. Quentin Skinner)
Argumentation, Logic, and Critical Reasoning
- Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments (Coursera / Duke University / Prof. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong & Prof. Ram Neta)
- Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies (Coursera / Duke University / Prof. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong & Prof. Ram Neta)
Public Address, Speechcraft, and Professional Oratory
- Dynamic Public Speaking Specialization (Coursera / University of Washington / Dr. Matt McGarrity)
- Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences with Solid Arguments and Moving Language (Coursera / University of Washington / Dr. Matt McGarrity)
- Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling (Coursera / Northwestern University / Prof. Craig Wortmann)
- The Art of Rhetoric (Gresham College / Simon Lancaster)
Rhetorical Criticism, Discourse, and Media Theory
- Introduction to Theory of Literature (Open Yale Courses / Prof. Paul H. Fry)
- Understanding Television: American Television: A Cultural History (MIT OpenCourseWare / Prof. David Thorburn)
- Introduction to Communication Science (Coursera / University of Amsterdam / Dr. Rutger de Graaf)
- English Composition I (Coursera / Duke University / Dr. Denise Comer)