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Article 1: Lischinsky, A. (2008). Examples as persuasive argument in popular management literature. Discourse & Communication, 2(3), 243-269.

Summary: In this article the author takes the use of examples as a means to
explore the processes of persuasion and consensus-construction involved in the legitimation of popular management knowledge. Examples, as concrete instances or events used to substantiate a wider argument, have been variedly regarded in different research traditions. The author seeks to explore more fully how these examples are deployed, examining the discursive devices that mark examples within the development of the text, their function as rhetorical moves, and their role in presenting arguments that are never otherwise made explicit.

Article 2: Dupagne, M., Stacks, D. W., & Giroux, V. M. (2007). Effects of video streaming technology on public speaking students' communication apprehension and competence. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 35(4), 479-490.

Summary:  This study examines whether video streaming can reduce trait and state communication apprehension, as well as improve communication competence, in public speaking classes. Video streaming technology has been touted as the next generation of video feedback for public speaking students because it is not limited by time or space and allows Internet users to view video content without prior downloading. Seventy-two public speaking students in two treatment classes and two control classes taught by the same instructor participated in a quasi-experiment to test three hypotheses.

Article 3: Crammond, J. G. (1998). The uses and complexity of argument structures in expert and student persuasive writing. Written Communication, 15(2), 230-268.

Summary: This study investigates differences among student writers at three grade levels and between expert writers and students in terms of the uses and complexity of arguments presented in their persuasive texts.