Merchant of mercy, merchant of death: How values advocacy messages influence jury deliberations

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-284

  O'Connor, Amy ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus Groups; Jury Deliberations; Philip Morris; Values Advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745645887     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880600771627     Document Type: Review

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