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Threat and/in inoculation theory

Few constructs have been as touted or as contested as threat in inoculation theory. Josh Compton For years, scholars of the inoculation theory of resistance to influence have…

Immunization communication in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: Inoculation theory, health messaging, and children’s entertainment television

Inoculation, then, could be seen as both a reflection of dialogue and as dialogue in action, both interpersonally and intrapersonally. Josh Compton & alicia mason Immunization communication in Mister…

Spreading inoculation, revisited

Our understanding of [postinoculation talk] has, in many ways, just begun, but its historical trajectory gives me great confidence in what is to come.  Josh Compton Spreading Inoculation,…

Inoculation theory, source derogation, and media credibility

Source derogation is a product of inoculation even when it is unintentional, and perhaps, in ways that could be detrimental, such as increasing cynicism. Josh Compton Inoculation Theory,…

Inoculation theory and science communication

Extant work is encouraging, and timely, while consequential scientific issues are ripe for attention from an inoculation perspective. Josh Compton, Sander van der linden, john cook, & melisa…

Image attacks, image repair, and rhetorical pivots

One main finding of this analysis is that, in a vacuum, Trump’s image repair statement reflected mostly rhetorically consistent strategies and tactics. Even after revelations that some of…

Medieval mithridatism and/as attitudinal inoculation in popular culture

Inoculation is reflected in religious rhetoric and, I argue, medieval themes of mithridatism.  Josh Compton This presentation examines how reflections of medieval medicine in popular culture line up…

Center for Generative Communication, University of Florence in Florence, Italy

Inoculation theory. Center for Generative Communication, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. January 14, 2019.

King Scholars/FYSEP Programs at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, United States

Public speaking & dialogue. Invited by King Scholars/FYSEP Programs, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States. December 4, 2018 https://students.dartmouth.edu/king-scholars/

“Inoculate yourself with the word of God”: Persuasion, inoculation, medical inoculation and religious rhetoric

There is growing interest in inoculation theory as a rhetorical model of analysis. Josh Compton Copeland’s rhetoric provides a unique, informative case to consider issues of persuasion inoculation….