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Argumentation and Advocacy articles from March 1997
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Argumentation and Advocacy archives from March 1997
Perceptions of rebuttal analogy: politeness and implications for persuasion.
March 22, 1997... Classical rhetorical scholars and contemporary communication theorists suggest that analogy is an effective persuasive device (e.g., Aristotle, trans. 1932/1987; Graham, 1928; Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca, 1969). Analogy has been viewed from...
Persuasive effects of story and statistical evidence.
March 22, 1997... Facts and opinions, when offered in support of a communicator's claim, constitute the domain of factual evidence (Reinard, 1988), which can be subdivided into report evidence,(1) such as a story narrative, and statistical evidence, defined as...
Can we make intercollegiate debate more diverse?
March 22, 1997... In his presidential address to the Speech Communication Association (SCA) in 1993 David Zarefsky, scholar and former debater, announced that the public sphere must be revitalized by welcoming a more diverse population. He stated, "The day is past...
A response to "Can we make intercollegiate debate more diverse?" (response to Pamela Stepp in this issue, p. 176)
March 22, 1997... Julia Wood (1994) wrote in the introduction to her book Gendered Lives,
Studying communication, gender, and culture requires courage, because it involves us in unsettling questions about our culture and our personal identities. It forces us to...
Diversity in the public space: a response to Stepp. (response to Pamela Stepp in this issue, p. 176)
March 22, 1997... Professor Stepp is right to begin her study with David Zarefsky's Speech Communication Association presidential address. This address should be required reading for forensics students and read remedially by forensic educators. Zarefsky's address,...
A response to Frank and Fugate. (response to Amy Lee Fugate in this issue, p. 191 and to David A. Frank in this issue, p. 195)
March 22, 1997... Frank and Fugate both demonstrate concern for the problem of diversity in debate. While we disagree on important specifics, their comments indicate the growing commitment to face the diversity issue.
I want to highlight one point of...
Catching a wave in the Internet surf: electronic extemporaneous speaking.
March 22, 1997... Few individuals fail to notice the growing importance of computers and technology in information dissemination and gathering. However, the explosive trend towards the use of information technology is only marginally apparent in present forensic...
You Won't Believe this but...Responding to Student Complaints and Excuses.
March 22, 1997... Early in my teaching career, I became frustrated with student responses to the grades I assigned to their exams. Of course, those who did well on my tests rarely commented on their grade, but a small group of dissatisfied students pursued me with...