Cognitive Reference Points in the Categorization of Deception in Email Texts: Th

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Formulating the research problem
1.2 Rationales for the present research
1.2.1 Why phishing email
1.2.2 Why deception in phishing email
1.2.3 Why reference point phenomenon
1.3 The goal of the present research
1.4 Outline of the dissertation
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Demarcating deception
2.2.1 The notion of deception
2.2.2 Deception and lying
2.2.3 Deception: A special communicative act
2.3 Multi-disciplinary perspectives on deception
2.3.1 Philosophical perspective
2.3.2 Cognitive psychological perspective
2.3.3 Linguistic perspective
2.4 Deception in CMC
2.4.1 Deception and CMC
2.4.2 Studies on deception detection in CMC
2.4.3 Phishing email: deception parasitic on email
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Relevant theories
3.2.1 Prototype theory
3.2.2 Theories of reference-point reasoning
3.2.3 The intention-and-inference approach
3.3 The theoretical framework
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Research Methodology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 . Research questions and some key terms
4.2.1 The research questions
4.2.2 Explicating the key notions
4.2.3 Preliminary schedule
4.3 Research procedures
4.3.1 Description and analysis of the email data
4.3.2 Investigation of informants" perception of deceptive intention
4.3.3 Justification of the research procedures
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Pattern Manifested in the Email Data: A Description
5.1 Introduction
5.2 . Macro structure of the email data
5.2.1 . Medium justification
5.2.2 Sender identification
5.2.3 Topic detailing
5.2.4 Request statement
5.3 Communicative illocutionary acts used in the email texts