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ERIC Number: EJ403743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Ethics of False Implicature in Technical and Professional Writing Courses.
Walzer, Arthur E.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v19 n2 p149-60 1989
Examines the ethics of fostering false inference. Presents and discusses a hypothetical case in which a firms's proposal seems intended to mislead, while actually stating nothing that is not literally true. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Context Clues, Ethics, Higher Education, Inferences, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Theory, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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