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Effects of including humorous material in a persuasive sermon

Charles R. Gruner Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia
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William E. Lampton Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia
Pages 188-196 | Published online: 01 Apr 2009

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Camille J. Saucier & Nathan Walter. (2021) Dissecting a frog: a meta-Analytic evaluation of humor intensity in persuasion research. Annals of the International Communication Association 45:4, pages 258-283.
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MichaelZ. Hackman. (1988) Reactions to the use of self‐disparaging humor by informative public speakers. Southern Speech Communication Journal 53:2, pages 175-183.
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Larry Powell. (1978) Topic salience and responses to the source of satirical messages. Southern Speech Communication Journal 44:1, pages 60-72.
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Larry Powell. (1977) Satire and speech trait evaluation. Western Journal of Speech Communication 41:2, pages 117-125.
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Larry Powell. (1977) Satirical persuasion and topic salience. Southern Speech Communication Journal 42:2, pages 151-162.
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James Larry Powell. (1975) The effects of ego involvement on responses to editorial satire. Central States Speech Journal 26:1, pages 34-38.
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Nathan Walter, Michael J Cody, Larry Zhiming Xu & Sheila T Murphy. (2018) A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Minister Walk into a Bar: A Meta-Analysis of Humor Effects on Persuasion. Human Communication Research 44:4, pages 343-373.
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Kristina L. Matarazzo, Amanda M. Durik & Molly L. Delaney. (2010) The effect of humorous instructional materials on interest in a math task. Motivation and Emotion 34:3, pages 293-305.
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Peter F. Jorgensen. 1996. Handbook of Communication and Emotion. Handbook of Communication and Emotion 403 422 .
Larry Powell. (2016) Items for Evaluating Humor. Psychological Reports 58:1, pages 323-326.
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Koenraad Kuiper. (1984) The nature of satire. Poetics 13:6, pages 459-473.
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Dan Brown & Jennings Bryant. 1983. Handbook of Humor Research. Handbook of Humor Research 143 172 .

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