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SUMMARY:Stopping smoking online: an interpersonal pragmatics approach to pe
 rsuasion
DESCRIPTION:Smoking is still one of the biggest health risks in the UK with
  78\,000 smoking-related deaths each year. Patients wanting to know more a
 bout the downsides of smoking find a plethora of resources online—all ge
 ared towards persuading individual smokers to quit or to support them in t
 he process of quitting. In this guest lecture\, I focus on how persuasion 
 is realized on a selection of smoking cessation sources. Therefore\, I loo
 k at content\, discursive moves but also relational work strategies employ
 ed\, discussing differences between mono-directional institutional website
 s and grassroots peer-to-peer forums. Thus\, of particular interest will b
 e the creation of expertise and personal involvement\, showing thereby how
  interpersonal effects are created discursively to realize a larger projec
 t of self-improvement. Finally\, I will comment on how my experience as a 
 PhD researcher shaped my professional career afterwards.
X-ALT-DESC:<p>Smoking is still one of the biggest health risks in the UK wi
 th 78\,000 smoking-related deaths each year. Patients wanting to know more
  about the downsides of smoking find a plethora of resources online—all 
 geared towards persuading individual smokers to quit or to support them in
  the process of quitting. In this guest lecture\, I focus on how persuasio
 n is realized on a selection of smoking cessation sources. Therefore\, I l
 ook at content\, discursive moves but also relational work strategies empl
 oyed\, discussing differences between mono-directional institutional websi
 tes and grassroots peer-to-peer forums. Thus\, of particular interest will
  be the creation of expertise and personal involvement\, showing thereby h
 ow interpersonal effects are created discursively to realize a larger proj
 ect of self-improvement. Finally\, I will comment on how my experience as 
 a PhD researcher shaped my professional career afterwards.</p>
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