The Interacting Arguments of Risk Communication in Response to Terrorist Hoaxes

Argumentation and Advocacy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 135-150

  Sellnow, Timothy L ^a   Littlefield, Robert S ^a   Vidoloff, Kathleen G ^a   Webb, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioterrorism; crisis; hoax; risk; terrorist

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859829068     PISSN: 10511431     EISSN: 25768476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028533.2009.11821703     Document Type: Article

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