Persuasive Communication - How Audiences Decide. 2nd Edition

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

CONTENTS


Acknowledgements xiv


Introduction xv


PART I

Understanding Rational Decision Making 1


1 Audience Decision-Making Expertise 3


2 Types of Audience Decisions 46


3 Cognitive Processes in Audience Decision Making 102


4 Aids to Audience Decision Making 145


PART II

Understanding Intuitive Decision Making 205


5 Heuristics and Biases in Audience Decision Making 207


6 Person Perception in Audience Decision Making 261


PART III

Understanding Emotional Decision Making 309


7 Emotions in Audience Decision Making 311


Conclusion 357


References 359


Figure Credits 453


Index 455

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