Speech Acts, Communicative Competence and the Paradox of Authority.

McGuire, R. R.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Speech Acts, Communicative Competence and the Paradox of Authority

McGuire, R. R.

Philosophy and Rhetoric, 10, 1, 30-45, Win 77

Attempts to resolve the paradox of authority through an expansion of the theory of speech acts by means of Habermas' theory of communicative competence. Cites the works of Robert Wolff and P.H. Nowell-Smith. (MH)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conceptual Schemes, Credibility, Models, Rhetoric, Speech, Theoretical Criticism

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