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Ryan, Pat – 1996
Epideictic rhetoric, expression of praise or blame, animates much communication, from gossip to sermons, from commercial ads to love letters. Even when writing for purposes other than to judge, writers often frame their talk with implicit or explicit expressions of praise for individuals or groups or ideas considered "good." Epideictic…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse
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Cohen, Moshe; Riel, Margaret – American Educational Research Journal, 1989
Writing quality of 2 seventh grade classes in Jerusalem of 22 students each was compared in 2 audience conditions: (1) to the teacher for grades, and (2) to a distant peer audience to share ideas. Papers written to communicate with peers were rated more highly than those written for grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries