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Peer reviewedColston, Herbert L. – Language and Speech, 2000
Investigated the role that irony mapping, absurdity comparison, and argumentative convention play in interpreters' derivations of speaker's intentions in using rebuttal analogies. Three rebuttal types were rated on argumentativeness and social attack in verbal conflict and nonverbal conflict scenarios. Results found that analogies with ironic…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
