Distrust, Danger, and Confidence: A Content Analysis of the Australian Vaccination-Risks Network Blog
The University of Queensland "[B]y integrating the ELM, this study draws attention to rhetorical devices...while disclosing additional insights into the persuasive mechanisms underlying such rhetoric." A subset of Australia's population expresses vaccine hesitancy, which may be fueled by small groups of vocal vaccine deniers, such as the Australian Vaccination-risks Network (AVN). This study features a content analysis of the AVN's blog posts published from 2012 to 2019. By identifying message variables associated with the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) of persuasion, the goal is to expl...
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