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    Persuasion is the influence of beliefs‚ attitudes‚ actions‚ intentions and other such things; it is a process aimed at a person’s or group’s attitude or behavior towards some event‚ idea‚ object‚ or person. Albert Green cleverly uses connection and inspiration to persuade his fellow African Americans to join the ranks of the military. He connects with them by not only using unifying diction but also by appealing to their emotions‚ namely by speaking of their common historical plights‚ their “sires”

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    that it should be the same for humans. There is no law for animals because they live in a state of nature. Human beings are supposed to be higher than animals but the speaker shows the woman he is addressing that animals do not have laws. It is a persuasion addressed to this woman; it attires her intellect since she is less free than “birds”. There is a high sense of irony in that beasts are better than humans. The question is: should humans act like animals since they have no laws? In the third

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    ln the introduction to Martin Luther King’s “Why We Can’t Wait” he was setting out to arouse the emotions of his readers by showing them the sad reality of the almost inhuman black situation during this time period. His sole‚ rhetorical purpose is to arouse pity in his reader by revealing the “cold facts” that no one took notice of. King achieves this goal through careful use of diction and detail. He tells a persuasive narrative in a style that is appealing to his reader. He tells the story of

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    TAYLOR Taylor is the daughter of Adrian Stokes‚ an expert in Psychology of persuasion. In the story of Ads R Us‚ Taylor discovered that she had been lied to about the circumstances of her birth. She is not the natural child of Adrian Stokes and Kara Trent‚ but is the true daughter of Adrian Stokes. Since Taylor was six or seven‚ she was implanted with a series of scanning devices- all about her reactions to the world around her. Her parents had used the readings to rank persuasive techniques for

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    The article “The Flight From Conversation‚” by Sherry Turkle‚ address problems that today’s society‚ a technological universe‚ rely too much on technology instead of connecting with real people. She makes a unique perspective when analyzing how we live in a modern technological world. From what she has studied‚ the technologies of mobile connection and surveying hundreds of different groups and ages of people‚ we can come up with a conclusion that many people today‚ whatever they are doing‚ they

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    invitation into Cumberland to William. I am asked to analyze the techniques the author (William) uses to decline Charles’s invitation. The author is trying to inform Charles Lamb that he will not be able to accept the invitation by using mainly persuasion‚ exposition‚ Pathos argument‚ Figurative speech‚ some description‚ compliments and past memories to inform Charles that he can not accept the invitation. The author starts by telling Charles that he is honored by the invitation by the quote‚ “With

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    Discourse Analysis David Morala Basic analysis Genre: Political advertisement or discourse. Mode: Exposition‚ argumentation. Text function: Persuade‚ convince people of the positive effects of government’s measures and political decisions. Text producer: Tony Blair. Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. This speech emphasizes the benefits that future social and economical measures will bring to Britain. Text receiver: Citizens of Britain. Adults and people who can vote.

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    Evaluation of Jones’ Persuasion Techniques The essay‚ “Violent media is good for kids”‚ written by Gerard Jones‚ was first published in Mother Jones magazine in the year 2000‚ and nearly two decades later‚ this subject is still relevant today. Jones is author of violent media himself‚ as he has written many books for Marvel Comics. The essay argues that violent media is good for kids‚ which is also Jones’ thesis. To support his thesis‚ Jones discusses several arguments‚ such as his personal experience

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    Books. Buijen‚ M. & Valkenburg‚ P. (2004). Developing a Typology of Humor in Audiovisual Media. Media Psychology‚ 6‚ 147-167. Leong‚ S. M.‚ Ang‚ S. H.‚ & Heng‚ L. (1994). Using Drama to Persuade: The Effects of Involvement and Ad Form on Persuasion. Asia Pacific Advances in Consumer Research‚ 1‚ 261-264. Mullin‚ D. (2012‚ January). Verbal communication (language). Class lecture for communication 1‚ Department of communication‚

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    minutes in his office‚ the one on one time I spend with him allows us a sense of familiarity with each other‚ a sense of comfort‚ and a history outside the classroom. The repeated one on one time with my teacher helps build a sense of liking from a persuasion standpoint. Authority‚ the fourth and final weapon I will be discussing in the weapons of influence. People have a great deal of respect for authority. Everyone wants to follow the lead of experts. Business titles‚ wearing suits‚ and even driving

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