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Flemming, Danny; Kimmerle, Joachim; Cress, Ulrike; Sinatra, Gale M. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Prior research from the field of science communication shows that, upon reading journalistic articles about novel scientific findings, readers who recognize the tentative nature of the findings rate the journalistic article that reports these findings as less credible. Apparently, readers' appraisal is influenced by misconceptions about the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Misconceptions, Credibility, Scientific and Technical Information
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Kim, Hyun-Jeong Joyce; Millis, Keith – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study investigated the influence of sourcing and relatedness on the integration of events embedded in simple stories. Participants read pairs of "breaking news stories" from either 1 or 2 news agencies that were believed to be from the Internet. The stories within each pair were either related by virtue of shared situational dimensions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, Discourse Analysis, Comprehension, Relationship