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Larson emphasizes developing students skills as consumers, rather than as producers, of persuasive messages (i.e., receiver-oriented vs. source-oriented). The text presents persuasion through an examination of popular culture-politics, advertising, mass media-focusing on the thinking and language skills needed for informed, critical consumption of persuasive messages. Woven within this framework, Larson provides ample coverage of persuasion theory, research, and ethics, including the responsibility of the receiver.

"Larson's Persuasion is an example-filled approach to persuasion education that accomplishes what is sets out to do-to help students become more responsible and critical receivers of the various persuasive messages that bombard us in this information age. I've used this text with great success for fifteen years." "A very practical, receiver/consumer based text that attempts to enlighten the reader regarding persuasion influences in the real world. Just the right amount of theory is provided to provide a foundation for the application." "The strength of this approach is that is aims to speak directly to the student and, hopefully, to engage them in concerns that are important to their lives. It is the application of the material in the book as handled in exercises, discussions, and assignments that really does the trick."