The Impact of Friendly and Hostile Audiences on the Argumentative Writing of High School and College Students.

Hays, Janice N.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Impact of Friendly and Hostile Audiences on the Argumentative Writing of High School and College Students.

Hays, Janice N.; And Others

Research in the Teaching of English, v22 n4 p391-416 Dec 1988

Analyzes argumentative essays written to both friendly and hostile audiences by high school seniors and college undergraduates. Finds level of intellectual development a more significant predictor of holistic paper scores than demographic variables. (MS)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Students, Discourse Analysis, High School Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Development, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary Education, Writing Research

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