Allen Esterson wrote: > Chris Green writes: > >> Going against the (grumpy) grain: >> "A new study from California's Stanford University has produced >> some reassuring news: Young people may not be writing so badly >> after all... >> http://tinyurl.com/y9b55dm >> > > > Chris, as you cited this cheering news, could you explain for my > benefit what is meant by "rhetorical understanding of sources"? > >
I'm not sure how they operationalized it (I haven't read the article), but I would assume that being alert to the possibility of people BS-ing you (aka FOXing) would count as an aspect of rhetorical understanding. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
