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In Chapter 5 we considered the ways in which ordering functions in the persuasive process. We shall now turn to an examination of the actual language of persuasion. This will mean looking at the range of lexical choices, syntactic structures and sound patterning. In other words, we shall be examining the stylistic repertoire available to the persuader.
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Cockcroft, R., Cockcroft, S.M. (1992). The Persuasive Repertoire. In: Persuading People. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22254-4_7
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