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Associate Professor

Positions:

Associate Professor, School of Law, Texas A&M University

Research Areas:

Information theory, Business communication--Study and teaching, Electronic contracts, Reasoning, Rhetoric, Research--Moral and ethical aspects, Communication in law, Natural language processing

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blarson@law.tamu.edu

1 612 703 8814

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0000-0001-9806-726X

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Research Areas:

Information theory, Business communication--Study and teaching, Electronic contracts, Reasoning, Rhetoric, Research--Moral and ethical aspects, Communication in law, Natural language processing

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overview

I study rhetoric and argumentation, especially in legal and professional communication. I focus on rhetorical and argumentation theory in context and practice, using text-analytic, computational, and cognitive methods. Other research interests include the law of online contracts and empirical research methods.

education and training

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication, University of Minnesota - (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) 2015
J.D. in , Hamline University - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States) 2000
B.A. in Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States) 1992

selected publications

Academic Articles8

Larson, B. N., & Morrison, D. S. (2023). Reconceiving Argument Schemes as Descriptive and Practically Normative. ARGUMENTATION. 1-22.
Provenzano, S., & Larson, B. N. (2020). Civil Procedure as a Critical Discussion. Nevada Law Journal. 20(3), 967-1035.
Schuster, M., Larson, B., & Propen, A. (2018). Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistance. Rhetoric of Health & Medicine. 1(1-2), 90-131.
Larson, B. N. (2018). LAW'S ENTERPRISE: ARGUMENTATION SCHEMES & LEGAL ANALOGY. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW REVIEW. 87(3), 663-721.
Larson, B. N. (2016). Gender/Genre: The Lack of Gendered Register in Texts Requiring Genre Knowledge. Written Communication: an international quarterly of research, theory, and application. 33(4), 360-384.

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Books1

Larson, B. N., & Skinner, M. A. (2016). Real Estate Listings and Copyright. Larson Skinner PLLC.

Chapters3

Larson, B. N. (2018). Bridging Rhetoric And Pragmatics With Relevance Theory. Strassheim, J., & Nasu, H. (Eds.), Relevance and Irrelevance. 69-96.
Breuch, L., & Larson, B. (2018). Research and Rhetorical Purpose: Using Genre Analysis to Understand Source Use in Technical and Professional Writing. Serviss, T., & Jamieson, S. (Eds.), Points of Departure: Rethinking Student Source Use and Writing Studies Research Methods. 182-208. Utah State University Press.
Larson, B., & Belmas, G. Fixed? The Law of Live-Streaming. Chen, S., Chen, Z., & Allaire, N. (Eds.), Legal and Ethical Issues of Live Streaming. Rowman & Littlefield.