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PWR 2SO

Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Imperfection

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. In this course we will discuss ideals of perfection and consider how someone or something being less perfectly anything is not necessarily negative or a loss. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2so. For the 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: 26371
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Sokei, Lynn
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 26372
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:160-332
INSTRUCTOR:
Sokei, Lynn
4units

PWR 2SO: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Imperfection

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. In this course we will discuss ideals of perfection and consider how someone or something being less perfectly anything is not necessarily negative or a loss. For full course description see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2so. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — 160-332 — Sokei, Lynn (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-332 — Sokei, Lynn (Undergrad)

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