Argumentation and Forensics Division

A Functional Analysis of the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate: Biden versus Palin - William Benoit, Ohio University; Jayne Henson, University of Missouri, Columbia

An analysis of the relationship between argumentativeness, religiosity and Christian denomination - Deepa Oommen, Bowling Green State Univ; Stephen Croucher, Bowling Green State Univ; Samara Anarbaeva, Bowling Green State Univ; Abdulrahman Aljahli, Bowling Green State University; Kisung Yoon, Bowling Green State Univ; Kyle Holody, Bowling Green State Univ; Anthony Spencer, West Texas A&M University; Chrishawn Marsh, Bowling Green State University

Lawbreaking Jokers and Playful Killers: Tricksters Using Outlaw Discourse - Sarah Hagedorn VanSlette, John Carroll University; Joshua Boyd, Purdue University

Strategies for Responding to Background Nonverbal Disparagement in Televised Political Debates: Effects of Politeness of Response on Audience Perceptions of Argument Skill and Appropriateness - Harry Weger, University of Central Florida; John S. Seiter, Utah State Univ; Kimberly A. Jacobs, University of Montana; Valerie Akbulut, University of Central Florida

Timothy Steffensmeier, Kansas State University

Kirt Shineman, Glendale Community College