J. Michael Sproule

604 total citations
23 papers, 351 citations indexed

About

J. Michael Sproule is a scholar working on Philosophy, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Michael Sproule has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 351 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Philosophy, 7 papers in Communication and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in J. Michael Sproule's work include Rhetoric and Communication Studies (7 papers), Public Relations and Crisis Communication (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 papers). J. Michael Sproule is often cited by papers focused on Rhetoric and Communication Studies (7 papers), Public Relations and Crisis Communication (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 papers). J. Michael Sproule collaborates with scholars based in United States. J. Michael Sproule's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Communication Monographs, Communication Education and Annals of the International Communication Association.

In The Last Decade

J. Michael Sproule

21 papers receiving 273 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Michael Sproule United States 10 160 128 107 62 35 23 351
Denise M. Bostdorff United States 10 170 1.1× 201 1.6× 121 1.1× 96 1.5× 63 1.8× 24 375
James E. Combs United States 8 175 1.1× 111 0.9× 120 1.1× 76 1.2× 44 1.3× 15 328
Steven R. Goldzwig United States 10 85 0.5× 133 1.0× 107 1.0× 57 0.9× 55 1.6× 38 288
Richard M. Weaver 8 65 0.4× 156 1.2× 87 0.8× 74 1.2× 61 1.7× 17 312
James Jasinski United States 10 100 0.6× 212 1.7× 82 0.8× 122 2.0× 50 1.4× 27 328
Wil A. Linkugel United States 6 239 1.5× 248 1.9× 153 1.4× 153 2.5× 25 0.7× 16 474
Ben Ware United States 4 210 1.3× 211 1.6× 143 1.3× 122 2.0× 18 0.5× 11 403
Bruce E. Gronbeck United States 14 154 1.0× 175 1.4× 86 0.8× 145 2.3× 38 1.1× 52 393
Thomas A. Hollihan United States 9 113 0.7× 117 0.9× 79 0.7× 71 1.1× 48 1.4× 25 256
J. Robert Cox United States 7 77 0.5× 207 1.6× 93 0.9× 147 2.4× 29 0.8× 16 365

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All Works

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Sproule, J. Michael. (2012). Inventing Public Speaking: Rhetoric and the Speech Book, 1730-1930. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 15(4). 563–608. 15 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (2010). The Four Minute Men and Early Twentieth-Century Public Speaking Pedagogy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 13(2). 309–321. 3 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (2002). Oratory, Democracy, and the Culture of Participation. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 5(2). 301–310. 6 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (2001). Authorship and Origins of the Seven Propaganda Devices: A Research Note. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 4(1). 135–143. 18 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1994). Channels of propaganda. 13 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1991). Speechmaking: An Introduction to Rhetorical Competence. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1991). Teaching Public Speaking as Public Life.. 1 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1991). Propaganda and American Ideological Critique. Annals of the International Communication Association. 14(1). 211–238. 5 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1990). Organizational rhetoric and the rational‐democratic society. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 18(2). 129–140. 5 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1989). Organizational rhetoric and the public sphere. Communication Studies. 40(4). 258–265. 10 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1989). Progressive propaganda critics and the magic bullet myth. Critical Studies in Mass Communication. 6(3). 225–246. 47 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1988). The new managerial rhetoric and the old criticism. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 74(4). 468–486. 45 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1987). Propaganda studies in American social science: The rise and fall of the critical paradigm. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 73(1). 60–78. 41 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1987). Whose ethics in the classroom? An historical survey. Communication Education. 36(4). 317–326. 5 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1980). Argument: Language and its influence. 22 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1979). Using public rhetoric to assess private philosophy: Richard M. Weaver and beyond. Southern Speech Communication Journal. 44(3). 289–308. 4 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1976). The psychological burden of proof: On the evolutionary development of Richard Whately's theory of presumption. Communication Monographs. 43(2). 115–129. 26 indexed citations
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1976). The Problems of Using Public Rhetoric to Reveal Private Philosophy: An Analysis of Richard Weaver on the Arguments from Circumstance and Definition..
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Sproule, J. Michael. (1973). Newspapers as political persuaders: The campaign against James G. Blaine. Central States Speech Journal. 24(4). 310–318.

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