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CNX 191 - Con Artists/Frauds/Plagiarists

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This course is about the ways in which people can be deceived by others, but also about how we deceive ourselves. We will discuss how both facts and fictions are represented in documentary films, in the popular media, and in academic work. This course will challenge students to consider the role of truth and deception in their own lives, and to become more careful observers of truth and deception in a variety of social locations and contexts. In order to accomplish these goals, students will practice academic skills that allow hidden ideas and questions to become visible: critical reading, purposeful writing, active listening and discussing.
Credits: 1

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