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The innovational movement: A rhetorical theory

Ralph R. Smith Assistant Professor of Speech at Herbert Lehman College, City University of New York,
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Russel R. Windes Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Queens College, City University of New York,
Pages 140-153 | Published online: 05 Jun 2009

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