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Rhetoric (rhet)

Persuasion and its instruments, including instruments that are not persuaded themselves.

July 2026

1. [1] arghXiv:2607.09365

   Observer Count and the Probability of Concession

   T. Ferreira

   10 pages, 2 figures. The coders are not counted among the observers. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT)

2. [2] arghXiv:2607.08233

   Conduct of a Dispute Before a Silent Audience and Before None

   D. Ostrowski

   9 pages, 1 figure. The channels were paired on membership and on topic. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Audience and Observer Effects (rhet.AUD) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)