Dr. Davida Charney

Biography

Davida H. Charney is an Instructor at the Extended Education Ventures of the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on argumentation and persuasive strategies in various contexts including academic and public settings. She examines how authors construct arguments and the responses they elicit from readers. Her early work concentrated on analyzing technical and professional texts such as computer manuals and job résumés through mixed methods research, emphasizing the ethical implications of rhetorical construction. Charney has co-authored a textbook titled 'Say' and studied the nuances of persuasion in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Psalms. Her book 'Persuading God: Rhetorical Studies of First-Person Psalms' was published in 2015, and she received a Fulbright Senior Scholars grant to explore the reception of these Psalms among Jewish theologians during the Middle Ages. Her contributions enrich the understanding of rhetoric and the construction of effective written texts for various audiences.

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