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Carlson, A. Cheree – Communication Quarterly, 1995
Presents a case study of autobiographical letters written by a turn-of-the-century prostitute to a Boston matron. Shows how, in creating a narrative of her life, the author of the letters uses several rhetorical strategies to recreate her character to persuade her audience (and herself) that she is worthy of respect. (SR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Characterization, Communication Research, Higher Education
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Carlson, A. Cheree – Western Journal of Communication, 1994
Considers, in a special issue on the topic, criteria for the admissibility of evidence and how methodology affects what is considered to be evidence. Discusses evidential standards in rhetorical criticism--asking whether the data are is pertinent to one's critical perspective, relevant to the claim, the best available data, and what politics are…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Research Methodology, Researcher Subject Relationship
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Carlson, A. Cheree; Hocking, John E. – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1988
Traces the rhetorical relationship between the ritual path taken by each rhetor and the types of messages they leave behind at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington D.C., especially in the rhetoric "as addressed" to an audience. Reveals the interplay of ritual choice and message. (MS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Grief, Rhetoric