The Impact of Self and Others' Argumentativeness on Talk about Controversial Issues.

Levine, Timothy R.; Boster, Franklin J.

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Impact of Self and Others' Argumentativeness on Talk about Controversial Issues.

Levine, Timothy R.; Boster, Franklin J.

Communication Quarterly, v44 n3 p345-58 Sum 1996

Indicates that undergraduate students' argumentativeness interacted to affect the number of arguments generated and the type of resolution reached: specifically, "high argumentatives" with "low argumentative" partners generated a significantly greater number of arguments, and were significantly more successful in gaining concessions than other dispositional combinations. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasive Discourse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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