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The Impact of Self and Others' Argumentativeness on Talk about Controversial Issues.
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Levine, Timothy R.; Boster, Franklin J. – Communication Quarterly, 1996
Indicates that undergraduate students' argumentativeness interacted to affect the number of arguments generated and the type of resolution reached: specifically, "high argumentatives" with "low argumentative" partners generated a significantly greater number of arguments, and were significantly more successful in gaining…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasive Discourse
Argumentativeness and Resistance to Persuasion.
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Levine, Timothy R.; Badger, Eugenia E. – Communication Reports, 1993
Examines college students' level of argumentativeness in relation to persuasion. Finds that highly argumentative individuals experienced more attitude change than their less argumentative counterparts. Shows that topic had no effect upon attitude change and that topic did not interact with argumentativeness. (SR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication