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Petress, Ken – Reading Improvement, 2006
Students at all educational levels are daily bombarded by others' attempts to influence them. Influence in the political, religious, social, educational, and advertising arenas pervade people's lives. It is vital to everyone to be aware of influence attempts; to be able to assess whether or not such attempts are useful, friendly, urgent, and in…
Descriptors: Ideology, Critical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse, Discourse Analysis