Evaluating the Believability of Sequential Arguments.

Allen, Mike; Burrell, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ452702

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Publication Date: 1992

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Evaluating the Believability of Sequential Arguments.

Allen, Mike; Burrell, Nancy

Argumentation and Advocacy, v28 n3 p135-44 Win 1992

Demonstrates that people examine an argument and determine whether to assent based on the quality of the justification provided. Shows that these justifications do not reside in the structure of the argument but in the content of the argument and the interaction of the content with the belief system of the message receiver. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Compliance (Psychology), Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasive Discourse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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