Reported argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness levels: The influence of type of argument

Communication Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-205

  Johnson, Amy Janan ^a   Becker, Jennifer A H ^b   Wigley, Shelley ^c   Haigh, Michel M ^d   Craig, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentativeness; Type of Argument; Verbal Agressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649085468     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970701341154     Document Type: Article

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