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A constructivist analysis of the concept of credibility

Jesse G. Delia Associate Professor of Speech Communication and a Research Associate Professor in the Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign
Pages 361-375 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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