Rhetorical question use and resistance to persuasion: An attitude strength analysis

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-128

  Blankenship, Kevin L ^a,c   Craig, Traci Y ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude strength; Persuasion; Resistance; Rhetorical questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646407071     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X06286380     Document Type: Review

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