Powerful and powerless language : an examination of its role as a peripheral cue

The purpose of this research was to examine the role of language in persuasion. In other words, are some language styles or variations more persuasive than others? Specifically, powerful and powerless language were studied. Powerless language contains hedges, hesitations, and tag questions. Powerful...

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Main Author: Lasky, Benjamin M.
Other Authors: Ball State University. Dept. of Psychological Science.
Format: Others
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/185511
http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1020188