A comparison of exemplar and statistical evidence in reducing counter‐arguments and responses to a message

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-298

  Limon, M Sean ^a   Kazoleas, Dean C ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46249117786     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090409359991     Document Type: Article

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