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Publication Date: 1971
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An Investigation Of The Effects Of The Metaphor and Simile In Persuasive Discourse
Reinsch, N. Ramar, Jr.
Speech Monographs, 38, 2, 142-5, Jun 71
The author found through experimentation that a well-used metaphor can facilitate persuasion and attitude change. The author's hypothesis is that inclusion of similes will increase persuasiveness but that use of metaphors instead of similes would have a greater effect in attitude change. (MS)
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Language Patterns, Metaphors, Persuasive Discourse, Sociolinguistics
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