Giorgia Mannaioli. Vagueness as an implicitating persuasive strategy. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025. ix + 272 pp. ISBN 978-9-027-21913-8hb

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Published online: 11 December 2025

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Giorgia Mannaioli. Vagueness as an implicitating persuasive strategy. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025. ix + 272 pp. ISBN 978-9-027-21913-8hb

Giorgia Mannaioli. Vagueness as an implicitating persuasive strategy. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025. ix + 272 pp. ISBN 978-9-027-21913-8hb