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Download full textSilvey, L. – 1975
A historical review of theories of persuasion and its relationship to such areas as argument and propaganda indicates a number of inherent weaknesses in the definitions and taxonomies which have been proposed. Definitions and classifications have been sometimes circular in nature, have reflected the special interests of their authors, have been…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Discourse Analysis
