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ERIC Number: EJ472383
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2816
The Impact of Writing Style on Compliance with Instructions.
Rogers, Hiluard G.; Brown, F. William
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v23 n1 p53-71 1993
Investigates whether "high-impact" prose (written instructions) really has a high impact on reader behavior. Finds that subjects in the group who received high-impact instructions complied with those instructions at a significantly higher rate than the group which received instructions in the low-impact style. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Compliance (Psychology), Higher Education, Professional Continuing Education, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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