The criticisms of Rabinowitz, Mandler, and Patterson offered by Broadbent and Broadbent (AA 527 085) are discussed. A clarification of some of the results supports the original view that item recognition often involves retrieval processes similar to those of free recall. Data are presented to refute Broadbents' suggestion that a recognition test…

Stanley D. Frank, president of the publishing firm Holt, Rinehart & Winston, condemns the lack of adequate, modern teaching materials made available to teaching professionals. He challenges Americans to examine their priorities and help teachers to become more effective. (Editor/RK)

Attempts to reframe current controversies over several aspects of language, including meaning, comprehension, acquisition, reading, and reasoning. Argues that in all these cases the conflicts are rooted in differing assumptions about the relation of meaning to language: whether meaning is extrinsic to language--designated as "utterance"--or…

Proposes and tests a model of the relationship between beliefs and behavioral intentions based on a mathematical probability theory. (MH)

Discusses a study designed to determine the amounts of attitude change experienced by apathetics under varying conditions of source credibility and quantity of information contained in a message. (MH)

Recognizes that ghostwriting has long been a subject of controversy within the speech communication field, especially the question of the "ethics" of ghostwriting. Examines ghostwriting as source, process, and relationship, and suggests five specific ways in which the study of ghostwritten texts can enrich rhetorical studies. (NKA)

Indicated that (1) arguments perceived as strong by receivers generated both more favorable, supportive cognitive responses and attitude change than weak message arguments; and (2) perceived source expertise and attractiveness influenced cognitive responses, but not in a coherent fashion or to the extent that they effect attitude change. (JD)

Provides a condensed refresher course in improved proposal writing. Focuses on the following points that are applicable to a range of documents: (1) be persuasive; (2) be logical; (3) control the presentation; (4) review the presentation; (5) make a final evaluation and revise accordingly. (JD)

Examines Jesse Jackson's rhetorical strategy of functionalizing conflict among divisive Democrats during the 1984 national convention. Applies conflict theory to Jackson's convention address, which serves as the basis for this rhetorical analysis. (JD)

Examined whether completion of a persuasion skills training program would lead to increased ability to interview well for jobs and decrease job-seekers' anxiety. High school students (N=89) who received the training were rated as more persuasive than controls by adults with whom they had practice job interviews. (BH)

Argues that the use of historical events as rhetorical artifacts has sustained cold war assumptions and attitudes; that rhetorical events provide composites for rhetorical histories which become the basis for argumentative appeals; and that these rhetorical histories continue to permeate American diplomacy in general and arms negotiations in…

Examines two passages from Thucydides'"History of the Peloponnesian War" to illustrate the origins of scientific writing and to explore the relationship between scientific writing and epideictic rhetoric. Concludes that Thucydides' work merits an important position in the history of scientific and technical writing. (JAD)

Argues that a job application assignment which focuses on the persuasive nature of recruiting from the perspective of the employer enables students to become familiar with the total recruiting process, which in turn should improve their job search strategies. (MS)

Argues that teaching arrangement inductively offers an alternative to the standard imitation of business communication text models. Asserts that the inductive method stimulates individual rather than formulaic responses to the problems of organization, and that inductively-trained writers see arrangements as a powerful element in persuasive…

A questionnaire was administered to university and high school students enrolled in drug education programs to survey the credibility of various message sources. Doctoral-level university-trained professionals with relevant experience were found to be the message source deemed most credible by both groups of students. (Author/MT)