TY - BOOK AU - Borchers,Timothy A. TI - Persuasion in the media age. SN - 0767415418 AV - P301.5.P47 B67 PY - 2002/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - Mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-456) and index; Pt. I; Concepts of Persuasion; 1; Persuasion in Contemporary Society; 2; Theories of Persuasion; 3; Persuasion and Ethics in the Media Age --; Pt. II; Variables of Persuasion; 4; Media Influences on Persuasion; 5; Understanding the Audience; 6; Persuasion and Visual Images; 7; Persuasion and Language; 8; Persuasion and Culture; 9; The Persuasiveness of the Source; 10; The Reasoning Process; 11; Motivational Appeals --; Pt. III; Contexts and Applications of Persuasion; 12; Political Persuasion; 13; Persuasive Movements; 14; Advertising; 15; Interpersonal Persuasion; 16; Creating Persuasive Presentations ER -