A First Look at Communication Theory

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Communication Accommodation Theory

Howard Giles

Chapter 30
Cultural Context—Intercultural Communication

Theory Overview

Abstracts appear in Appendix A of the 7th Edition

Rhetoric is the art of discovering all available means of persuasion. A speaker supports that probability of a message by logical, ethical, and emotional proofs. Accurate audience analysis results in effective invention; arrangement; style; delivery; and, presumably, memory. (Rhetorical tradition)

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