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Hugh Rank was an author and professor of English. He specialized in persuasion analysis. His published works include "American Scene," "Analyzing Persuasion," "Edwin O'Connor," "Image of the Priest in American Catholic Fiction," "Language and Public Policy," "The Pep Talk," and "The Pitch." Professor Rank taught at Govenors State University in Univeristy Park, Illinois. He was the first chair of the National Council Teachers of English's Committee on Public Doublespeak and recieved the Council's "Orwell Award" in 1976.