Rhetorical subterfuge and “the principle of perfection”: Bob packwood's response to sexual misconduct charges

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-20

  Moore, Mark P ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030551421     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319609374530     Document Type: Article

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