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Knowledge, consensus, and rhetorical theory

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Ammar Safaa Hussein. (2023) Enthymemes, Doxa, and the Problem of Elided Syllogism. Communication Studies 74:3, pages 268-283.
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Patrick Belanger. (2021) Wilderness, Freedom, Firearms: Sacred Rhetoric at the 53rd Parallel. Western Journal of Communication 85:3, pages 360-380.
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Peter Simonson. (2014) Rhetoric as a Sociological Problem. Argumentation and Advocacy 50:4, pages 242-252.
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SonjaK. Foss & KarenA. Foss. (2011) Constricted and Constructed Potentiality: An Inquiry Into Paradigms of Change. Western Journal of Communication 75:2, pages 205-238.
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RaymieE. McKerrow. (2010) Research in Rhetoric: A Glance at our Recent Past, Present, and Potential Future. Review of Communication 10:3, pages 197-210.
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Jason Jones. (2010) Controlling the discourse: interviews with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Critical Discourse Studies 7:2, pages 127-141.
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Robert Danisch. (2010) Political Rhetoric in a World Risk Society. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 40:2, pages 172-192.
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James F. Klumpp. (2009) Argumentative Ecology. Argumentation and Advocacy 45:4, pages 183-197.
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Gordon R. Mitchell & Jennifer Kirk. (2008) Between Education and Propaganda: Public Controversy Over Presidential Library Design. Argumentation and Advocacy 44:4, pages 213-230.
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Scott F. Aikin. (2008) Three Objections to the Epistemic Theory of Argument Rebutted. Argumentation and Advocacy 44:3, pages 130-142.
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Cara A. Finnegan. (2003) Elastic, Agonistic Publics: John Dewey's Call for a Third Party. Argumentation and Advocacy 39:3, pages 161-173.
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Caitlin Wills Toker. (2002) Debating “what out to be”: The comic frame and public moral argument. Western Journal of Communication 66:1, pages 53-83.
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JimA. Kuypers, MarilynJ. Young & MichaelK. Launer. (2001) Composite narrative, authoritarian discourse, and the Soviet response to the destruction of Iran air flight 655. Quarterly Journal of Speech 87:3, pages 305-320.
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Eric King Watts. (2001) “Voice” and “voicelessness” in rhetorical studies. Quarterly Journal of Speech 87:2, pages 179-196.
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RichardA. Cherwitz & JamesW. Hikins. (2000) Climbing the academic ladder: A critique of provincialism in contemporary rhetoric. Quarterly Journal of Speech 86:4, pages 375-385.
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François Cooren. (2000) Toward another ideal speech situation: A critique of habermas’ reinterpretation of speech act theory. Quarterly Journal of Speech 86:3, pages 295-317.
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Stephanie Houston Grey. (1999) The statistical war on equality: Visions of American virtuosity in The Bell Curve . Quarterly Journal of Speech 85:3, pages 303-329.
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Gordon R. Mitchell. (1998) Pedagogical Possibilities for Argumentative Agency in Academic Debate. Argumentation and Advocacy 35:2, pages 41-60.
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Hanns Hohmann. (1998) Rhetoric in the public sphere and the discourse of law and democracy. Quarterly Journal of Speech 84:3, pages 358-370.
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GerardA. Hauser. (1998) Vernacular dialogue and the rhetoricality of public opinion. Communication Monographs 65:2, pages 83-107.
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Robert Hariman. (1998) Terrible Beauty and Mundane Detail: Aesthetic Knowledge in the Practice of Everyday Life. Argumentation and Advocacy 35:1, pages 10-18.
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Margaret D. Zulick. (1997) Generative Rhetoric and Public Argument: A Classical Approach. Argumentation and Advocacy 33:3, pages 109-119.
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Judith Lancioni. (1996) The rhetoric of the frame revisioning archival photographs in The Civil War . Western Journal of Communication 60:4, pages 397-414.
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ThomasM. Lessl. (1996) Naturalizing science: Two episodes in the evolution of a rhetoric of scientism. Western Journal of Communication 60:4, pages 379-396.
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Thomas Rosteck. (1995) Review essay: Cultural studies and rhetorical studies. Quarterly Journal of Speech 81:3, pages 386-403.
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Per Fjelstad. (1994) Legal judgment and cultural motivation: Enthymematic form in Marbury v. Madison . Southern Communication Journal 60:1, pages 22-32.
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WilliamL. Benoit & RobertS. Hanczor. (1994) The Tonya Harding controversy: An analysis of image restoration strategies. Communication Quarterly 42:4, pages 416-433.
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Steve Whitson & John Poulakos. (1993) Nietzsche and the aesthetics of rhetoric. Quarterly Journal of Speech 79:2, pages 131-145.
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MargaretD. Zulick. (1992) The agon of Jeremiah: On the dialogic invention of prophetic ethos. Quarterly Journal of Speech 78:2, pages 125-148.
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Michael Salvador. (1992) Technocratic discourse and the rhetorical constraint of local knowledge. Western Journal of Communication 56:1, pages 18-36.
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Susan Whalen & George Cheney. (1991) Contemporary social theory and its implications for rhetorical and communication theory. Quarterly Journal of Speech 77:4, pages 467-479.
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DanielJ. Royer. (1991) New challenges to epistemic rhetoric. Rhetoric Review 9:2, pages 282-297.
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Michael Huspek & KathleenE. Kendall. (1991) On withholding political voice: An analysis of the political vocabulary of a “nonpolitical” speech community. Quarterly Journal of Speech 77:1, pages 1-19.
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MargretS. Crowdes. (1990) Feminine voices: Ontological dilemmas and re‐visions of gender in spontaneous speech. Western Journal of Speech Communication 54:4, pages 515-536.
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Craig Waddell. (1990) The role of pathos in the decision‐making process: A study in the rhetoric of science policy. Quarterly Journal of Speech 76:4, pages 381-400.
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John Lyne & HenryF. Howe. (1990) The rhetoric of expertise: E. O. Wilson and sociobiology. Quarterly Journal of Speech 76:2, pages 134-151.
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Thomas Rosteck & Michael Leff. (1989) Piety, propriety, and perspective: An interpretation and application of key terms in Kenneth Burke's permanence and change . Western Journal of Speech Communication 53:4, pages 327-341.
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David Zarefsky. (1989) Sorting out the issues in the epistemic status of rhetoric—A reply to Bineham. Communication Studies 40:3, pages 177-181.
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MichaelS. Bruner. (1989) Symbolic uses of the Berlin Wall, 1961–1989. Communication Quarterly 37:4, pages 319-328.
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ThomasB. Farrell. (1989) Media rhetoric as social drama: The Winter Olympics of 1984. Critical Studies in Mass Communication 6:2, pages 158-182.
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RaymieE. Mckerrow. (1989) Critical rhetoric: Theory and praxis. Communication Monographs 56:2, pages 91-111.
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Janice Hocker Rushing & ThomasS. Frentz. (1989) The Frankenstein Myth in contemporary cinema. Critical Studies in Mass Communication 6:1, pages 61-80.
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Walter Carleton. (1989) ‘Artificial intelligence is better than none’: Strategies of identification, justification, and development in AI. Research on Language and Social Interaction 23:1-4, pages 65-107.
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JamesW. Hikins & KennethS. Zagacki. (1988) Rhetoric, philosophy, and objectivism: An attenuation of the claims of the rhetoric of inquiry. Quarterly Journal of Speech 74:2, pages 201-228.
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James Jasinski. (1988) Ideology, Reflection, and Alienation in Rhetorical and Argumentative Practice. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 24:4, pages 207-217.
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Mark Paul Moore. (1988) Rhetoric and paradox: Seeking knowledge from the “container and thing contained”;. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 18:1, pages 15-30.
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SonjaK. Foss & Ann Gill. (1987) Michel Foucault's theory of rhetoric as epistemic. Western Journal of Speech Communication 51:4, pages 384-401.
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Thomas A. Hollihan, Kevin T. Baaske & Patricia Riley. (1987) Debaters as Storytellers: The Narrative Perspective in Academic Debate. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 23:4, pages 184-193.
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D. Ray Heisey & J. David Trebing. (1986) Authority and legitimacy: A rhetorical case study of the Iranian revolution. Communication Monographs 53:4, pages 295-310.
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Janice Hocker Rushing. (1986) Ronald Reagan's “star wars” address: Mythic containment of technical reasoning. Quarterly Journal of Speech 72:4, pages 415-433.
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Thomas A. Hollihan, Patricia Riley & Keith Freadhoff. (1986) Arguing for Justice: An Analysis of Arguing in Small Claims Court. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 22:4, pages 187-195.
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John Stewart. (1986) Speech and human being: A complement to semiotics. Quarterly Journal of Speech 72:1, pages 55-73.
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Robert Hariman. (1986) Status, marginality, and rhetorical theory. Quarterly Journal of Speech 72:1, pages 38-54.
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JohnS. Nelson & Allan Megill. (1986) Rhetoric of inquiry: Projects and prospects. Quarterly Journal of Speech 72:1, pages 20-37.
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LoisJ. Einhorn. (1985) The argumentative dimensions of theorizing: Toward a method for analyzing theories of rhetoric. Central States Speech Journal 36:4, pages 282-293.
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Alan Brinton. (1985) On viewing knowledge as rhetorical. Central States Speech Journal 36:4, pages 270-281.
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WalterM. Carleton. (1985) On rhetorical knowing. Quarterly Journal of Speech 71:2, pages 227-237.
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ThomasS. Frentz. (1985) Rhetorical conversation, time, and moral action. Quarterly Journal of Speech 71:1, pages 1-18.
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Christine Oravec. (1984) Conservationism vs. preservationism: The “public interest” in the Hetch Hetchy controversy. Quarterly Journal of Speech 70:4, pages 444-458.
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JamesW. Chesebro. (1984) The media reality: Epistemological functions of media in cultural systems. Critical Studies in Mass Communication 1:2, pages 111-130.
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Barry Brummett. (1984) Consensus criticism. Southern Speech Communication Journal 49:2, pages 111-124.
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WalterR. Fisher. (1984) Narration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument. Communication Monographs 51:1, pages 1-22.
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MichaelJ. Hyde. (1984) Emotion and human communication: A rhetorical, scientific, and philosophical picture. Communication Quarterly 32:2, pages 120-132.
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RobertL. Scott & JamesF. Klumpp. (1984) A dear searcher into comparisons: The rhetoric of Ellen Goodman. Quarterly Journal of Speech 70:1, pages 69-79.
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Celeste Condit Railsback. (1983) Beyond rhetorical relativism: A structural‐material model of truth and objective reality. Quarterly Journal of Speech 69:4, pages 351-363.
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Michael Leff. (1983) I. Topical invention and metaphoric interaction. Southern Speech Communication Journal 48:3, pages 214-229.
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RichardA. Cherwitz & JamesW. Hikins. (1983) Rhetorical perspectivism. Quarterly Journal of Speech 69:3, pages 249-266.
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Philip Wander. (1983) The ideological turn in modern criticism. Central States Speech Journal 34:1, pages 1-18.
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MichaelE. Pacanowsky & Nick O'Donnell‐Trujillo. (1982) Communication and organizational cultures. Western Journal of Speech Communication 46:2, pages 115-130.
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Alan Brinton. (1982) William James and the epistemic view of rhetoric. Quarterly Journal of Speech 68:2, pages 158-169.
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RichardA. Cherwitz & JamesW. Hikins. (1982) Toward a rhetorical epistemology. Southern Speech Communication Journal 47:2, pages 135-162.
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G. Thomas Goodnight. (1982) The Personal, Technical, and Public Spheres of Argument: A Speculative Inquiry into the Art of Public Deliberation. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 18:4, pages 214-227.
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Earl Croasmun & RichardA. Cherwitz. (1982) Beyond rhetorical relativism. Quarterly Journal of Speech 68:1, pages 1-16.
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DonaldP. Cushman & LawrenceJ. Prelli. (1981) Rhetoric and epistemology from an action theory perspective. Central States Speech Journal 32:4, pages 273-278.
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ThomasB. Farrell & G. Thomas Goodnight. (1981) Accidental rhetoric: The root metaphors of three mile Island. Communication Monographs 48:4, pages 271-300.
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J. Robert Cox. (1981) Argument and the “definition of the situation”. Central States Speech Journal 32:3, pages 197-205.
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PaulA. Soukup$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (1981) Rhetoric as epistemic: A classroom‐centered view. Central States Speech Journal 32:3, pages 189-196.
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Christopher Lyle Johnstone. (1981) Ethics, wisdom, and the mission of contemporary rhetoric the realization of human being. Central States Speech Journal 32:3, pages 177-188.
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RichardW. Wilkie. (1981) Rhetoric and knowledge among some contemporary Marx‐Leninists. Central States Speech Journal 32:3, pages 153-159.
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Susan Koch & Stanley Deetz. (1981) Metaphor analysis of social reality in organizations. Journal of Applied Communication Research 9:1, pages 1-15.
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PhillipK. Tompkins, RichardE. Vatz, JohnH. Patton, Lloyd Bitzer, WalterF. Stromer, JamesF. Klumpp, ThomasA. Hollihan & JosephJ. Pilotta. (1981) The forum. Quarterly Journal of Speech 67:1, pages 93-108.
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JamesR. Andrews. (1980) History and theory in the study of the rhetoric of social movements. Central States Speech Journal 31:4, pages 274-281.
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Janice Hocker Rushing & ThomasS. Frentz. (1980) “The deer hunter”: Rhetoric of the warrior. Quarterly Journal of Speech 66:4, pages 392-406.
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WalterR. Fisher. (1980) Rhetorical fiction and the presidency. Quarterly Journal of Speech 66:2, pages 119-126.
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Michael McGuire. (1980) The ethics of rhetoric: The morality of knowledge. Southern Speech Communication Journal 45:2, pages 133-148.
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Michael Calvin McGee. (1980) The origins of “liberty”: A feminization of power. Communication Monographs 47:1, pages 23-45.
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Robert L. Heath. (1979) Risk as a Dimension of Social Movement Vulnerability. Annals of the International Communication Association 3:1, pages 491-505.
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BrantR. Burleson & SusanL. Kline. (1979) Habermas’ theory of communication: A critical explication. Quarterly Journal of Speech 65:4, pages 412-428.
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MichaelJ. Hyde & CraigR. Smith. (1979) Hermeneutics and rhetoric: A seen but unobserved relationship. Quarterly Journal of Speech 65:4, pages 347-363.
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PaulD. Goodwin & JosephW. Wenzel. (1979) Proverbs and practical reasoning: A study in socio‐logic. Quarterly Journal of Speech 65:3, pages 289-302.
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Lawrence Grossberg. (1979) Marxist dialectics and rhetorical criticism. Quarterly Journal of Speech 65:3, pages 235-249.
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Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. (1979) The nature of criticism in rhetorical and communicative studies. Central States Speech Journal 30:1, pages 4-13.
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Charles W. Kneupper. (1979) Paradigms and Problems: Alternative Constructivist/Interactionist Implications for Argumentation Theory. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 15:4, pages 220-227.
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ThomasB. Farrell. (1978) Social knowledge II. Quarterly Journal of Speech 64:3, pages 329-334.
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WalterM. Carleton. (1978) What is rhetorical knowledge? A response to Farrell‐ and more. Quarterly Journal of Speech 64:3, pages 313-328.
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MichaelC. Leff. (1978) In search of Ariadne's thread: A review of the recent literature on rhetorical theory. Central States Speech Journal 29:2, pages 73-91.
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Charles Arthur Willard. (1978) A Reformulation of the Concept of Argument: The Constructivist/Interactionist Foundations of a Sociology of Argument. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 14:3, pages 121-140.
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Thomas B. Farrell. (1977) Validity and Rationality: The Rhetorical Constituents of Argumentative Form. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 13:3, pages 142-149.
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David Zarefsky. (1977) The Role of Causal Argument in Policy Controversies. The Journal of the American Forensic Association 13:4, pages 179-191.
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RobertL. Scott. (1976) On viewing rhetoric as epistemic: Ten years later. Central States Speech Journal 27:4, pages 258-266.
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ThomasB. Faerell. (1976) Political communication: Its investigation and praxis. Western Speech Communication 40:2, pages 91-103.
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