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Bruner, Michael S. – 1983
A reply to "Beyond Rhetorical Relativism," a 1982 article written by E. Croasmun and R. A. Cherwitz, this paper suggests that that article suffers from a poor choice and unclear usage of language, a weak line of argument, and a faulty conceptualization of the issues. The first section of the paper reviews the arguments presented by…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Persuasive Discourse, Research Methodology, Rhetoric

Bruner, Michael S. – Communication Quarterly, 1989
Examines samples from public discourse during the period 1961-1989, which reveal several different symbolic uses of the Berlin Wall. Suggests these differences reflect the never-completed struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Peace