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Outstanding article in the Journal of Business Communication.(Special Column)(Column)

Publication: Business Communication Quarterly
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05
Format: Online - approximately 872 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.

--Niccolo Machiavelli

An exploratory study on a genre not often considered worthy of serious academic has out...

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...attention turned to be an award winner that unmasks the perilous and pernicious effects of unethical persuasion in business and professional communication. Ewald and Vann's study proves that direct mail, including sales letters, the envelopes, and related materials, should not be dismissed as "junk."

First, Ewald and Vann unmask the perilous effects of such persuasion. The authors did a sensational sleuthing job in uncovering the deceptive practices behind the functional elegance of direct mail messages. They studied messages from a court case...

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