The use of pathos in charity letters: Some notes toward a theory and analysis

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-16

  Myers, Marshall ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68149180940     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2M77-0724-4110-1413     Document Type: Article

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