Referencing as persuasion

Nigel Gilbert, G.

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Referencing as persuasion

Nigel Gilbert, G.·1977·Social Studies of Science

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Thus, the cited documents have not been selected because of their content, but in order to influence the reader as to the claims of the citing author.
“Thus, the cited documents have not been selected because of their content, but in order to influence the reader as to the claims of the citing author.”
From Core Elements in the Process of Citing Publications: Conceptual Overview of the Literature (2018) · cites this paper as Gilbert, 1977
Gilbert (1977) regards citations as tools for persuasion.
“A typical and highly cited paper in this context is Gilbert (1977) who regards citations as tools for persuasion.”
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According to Gilbert (1977), an author selects documents for citing which were published by reputable authors in the field.
“According to Gilbert (1977), an author selects documents for citing which were published by reputable authors in the field.”
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Authors cite to support their claims and to convince readers of their knowledge claims.
“authors cite to support their claims and to convince readers of their knowledge claims.”
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Authors: Nigel Gilbert, G.
Venue: Social Studies of Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1977-02
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Pages: 113-122
ISSN: 0036-8539 (ISSN-L)
0306-3127
1460-3659
DOI: 10.1177/030631277700700112
OpenAlex: W2171789734
Cited by: 691
References: 11
Citations by year: 2026: 18 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 33 · 2013: 25 · 2012: 19
FWCI: 32.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Social Studies of Science (publishedVersion)
Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Keywords: referencing, citation, persuasion, epistemic authority, academic writing

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