Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ109074
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Publication Date: 1974
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"Powerful" Verbs and "Body Language": Does the Reader Notice?
Cole, Richard R.; Shaw, Donald Lewis
Journalism Quarterly, 51, 1, 62-66, Spr 74
Finds that while strong verbs and reporting of "body language" make news stories exciting, they also make the stories less credible. (RB)
Descriptors: Body Language, College Students, Credibility, Higher Education, Journalism, Language Usage, Media Research, News Reporting, Verbs
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