The main topic of this essay is about feeling and felt intuition as cognitive, particularly in the field of aesthetic experience. (Author/RK)

This article developed out of a belief that our great hope of building a peaceful, brilliant world civilization, based upon the best that all the great cultures can offer, lies in the vast potentiality of creative ideas expressed in terms of a sane international policy under the leadership of the world's statesmen. (Author)

Rousseau's concept of the General Will has been the subject of long-standing scholarly debate. Attempts to understand the General Will as Rousseau's answer to the wider problem in democratic theory as a whole of how self-interests are to be reconciled in a democracy. (Author/RK)

Evaluates C. L. Stevenson's theory of emotive meaning, an integral part to his general metaethical theory. This theory allows him to explain why ethics cannot be reduced to a branch of science and why ethical disagreements are often not susceptible to solution by empirical or logical means. (Author/RK)

Explores the theory of rhetoric-as-epistemic, or truth-creator, and sets forth criteria for determining conditions conducive to such a rhetorical function. (MH)

Explores the diverse forms and motives of the conversational frame in public address. Argues that, by framing their remarks and transactions with their listeners as conversational, orators may attempt to reconstruct or seem to reconstruct speaker-audience relationships and to position themselves and their audiences within networks of reciprocal…

Tested hypothesis that thinking about a topic enhances later reasoning quality about that topic. Found that, when young adolescents and adults discussed capital punishment, their range of different arguments increased, they shifted from one-sided to two-sided arguments, arguments were based within a framework of alternatives, and they were more…

Examines a newly hired Chief Executive Officer's use of extended epic metaphor in building corporate culture. Analyzes the text of a speech he never gave but sent out in a leadership manual to managers. Finds that in describing events, the metaphoric language suggesting heroes and competition contradicts the team management principles that he…

Illustrates the ways in which mobile framing and reframing (techniques used on the archival photographs used in the documentary film "The Civil War") constitute a visual argument. Suggests that these techniques lead viewers to analyze the photographs from the vantage point of both current and past ideologies, and proves especially…

Examines two lines of feminist criticism argumentation (the "equity" critique and the "cognitive/epistemic" critique) as they apply to composition studies and speech communication. Argues that, although the two critiques apply to argumentation conceived as "war," they do not apply to argument conceived as…

Analyzes an apologetic exchange between General Motors (GM) and NBC in 1992-93 over the safety of GM's C/K trucks. Concludes that NBC and GM used "kategoria-based apologiae," a heavy-handed strategy, in their interchange, but that, when used correctly, the strategy can be an important resource in challenging inaccurate and/or misleading…

Investigates whether the locus of persuasion of the metaphor "A is B" lies in the valence of B, as widely assumed, or in the valence of the metaphor ground, what A and B share. Indicates that global affect toward B does not transfer onto A and that metaphorical persuasion is a distinct process meriting further investigation. (SR)

Examined the usefulness of Means-End Theory in developing effective college recruitment brochures. Found evidence that brochures that emphasize attributes (e.g., cost, location) over consequences (e.g., getting a job) or values (e.g., security) will generate greater interest in an educational institution. (EV)

Presents a review and meta-analytic summary of existing studies of metaphor's persuasive effects. Indicates that metaphor appears to exert a small effect on perceptions of source dynamism, but shows no demonstrable impact on competence or character. Concludes that the superior organization explanation of metaphor's persuasive impact was most…

Examines a structural equation model of the effects of persuasiveness, salience, and uncertainty on participation in innovations, focusing on the process by which an innovative manager in a financial institution secures support from other managers in the early stages of an innovation. Finds that persuasion had a paramount impact on participation.…