Toward a Theory of Minimally Rational Argument: Analyses of Episode-Specific Effects of Argument Structures.
Toward a Theory of Minimally Rational Argument: Analyses of Episode-Specific Effects of Argument Structures.
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走向最低理性论证理论:论证结构的特定情节影响的分析。
DOI:
10.1080/03637759509376357
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Harry Weger
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文献类型:
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作者:
D. Canary;Jeanette E. Brossmann;Brent Brossmann;Harry Weger
Whereas the investigation of argument in public discourse has long held prominent status in the field of communication, research on argument in interpersonal settings has only recently emerged. This article concerns how argument structures (i.e., simple, complex, jointly enacted, and eroded) are related to perceptions of communicator competence, communication satisfaction, and attraction. Our theoretic assumptions portray argument as convergence‐seeking discourse that is reflected in minimally rational structures. Two studies triangulate on how communicators are evaluated. In Study 1, observations of couples' argument behaviors are correlated with measures of appropriateness, effectiveness, reasonableness, and communication satisfaction. Results reveal that, in terms of competence perceptions, people positively evaluate higher proportions of jointly constructed and complex arguments, whereas they negatively assess higher proportions of undeveloped points and eroded arguments. In Study 2, experimentally ma...