Publications

Publication details [#52503]

Britt, M. Anne, Amanda M. Durik, Rebecca Reynolds and Jennifer Storey. 2008. The Effects of Hedges in Persuasive Arguments: A Nuanced Analysis of Language. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 27 (3) : 217–234.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

argument | hedge | interpretation | persuading | statement2 - stating

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This study argues that hedges placed on data statements and colloquial hedges placed on interpretation statements can hinder persuasive attempts.