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Direct linkFerretti, Ralph P. – Written Communication, 2023
A disquieting aspect of some contemporary public discourse is its seeming indifference to or abandonment of any pretense to truth. Among other things, unsubstantiated and misleading claims have been made about the efficacy of vaccines and other purported treatments for SARS-COVID, the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and the January 6, 2021,…
Descriptors: Ethics, Deception, COVID-19, Pandemics
Felton, Mark; Crowell, Amanda; Liu, Tina – Written Communication, 2015
Research has shown that novice writers tend to ignore opposing viewpoints when framing and developing arguments in writing, a phenomenon commonly referred to as my-side bias. In the present article, we contrast two forms of argumentative discourse conditions (arguing to persuade and arguing to reach consensus) and examine their differential…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Persuasive Discourse, Novices, Bias
