Both quantity and quality matter: Investigating the presence and effectiveness of key argumentative elements in the persuasive writing of U.S. secondary students

Detong Xia; Yudi Chen; Sun Hanzhong; Hye Pae

Both quantity and quality matter: Investigating the presence and effectiveness of key argumentative elements in the persuasive writing of U.S. secondary students

Detong Xia^*
, Yudi Chen
, Sun Hanzhong
, Hye Pae

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Linguistics

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
University of Cincinnati

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2026

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