"The Valence Advantage of Presidential Persuasion: Do Presidential Candidates Use Oratory to Persuade Citizens to Vote Contrary to Ideological Preferences?". Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2008....
Well, to persuade someone your argument needs to be logical, so I’ll say a). Neil OK, we’ll find out the answer later. Whether you want someone to vote for you, or to buy what you’re selling, rhetoric can make your...
One of the hallmarks of democracy is individuals’ ability to share their views, request information or help, and seek to persuade those elected to represent them. One of the most popular ways to communicate with elected officials is through a letter or email. Personal letters and emails help ...
The most viral misleading claims often rely on tricks to persuade a person to believe something that isn't true. Emotionally charged language is one of the most effective: Be suspicious of any claim that seems designed to provoke a strong emotional response like fear or anger. These strong ...
Both men used ample emotional language – the kind that aims to persuade people to vote – at roughly the same rates. They also used comparable rates of positive language, as well as language related to trust, anticipation and surprise. One possible reason for this could be the audience, and...
of intrinsicallyen masse“social” activities, even though at the moment of uptake the auditor’s receipt of the message may not engage the presence of others (Bach,2006, p. 158). In this respect, a perorative’s success is akin to casting one’s vote in an election booth, or abiding...
Likewise, an audience that already supports your view on a topic will be easier to persuade to take some action. You won't need to convince them you are right, but only that they need to do something. By contrast, an audience that does not agree with you will need persuasion to even ...
If he doesn’t drop out, the options on how to persuade him to quit boil down to this: Propose potential process reforms, including gutting the role of superdelegates in choosing the next nominee, give him a prime speaking slot at the Democratic Convention and even dump the head of the ...
This volume described the business the author co-founded in an attempt to persuade females to vote for Trump for president in 2016. It was a redundant, wordy “do’s and dont’s” guide / bragfest (for the author, who used real-life examples from her own personal and professional life)...
we had over 15 that we have to vote on. Of course I go through town and I see signs that are trying to persuade me to vote one way or another. But I have not witnessed anything here that even seems to compare to what Larsen orchestrated back in 2015. How is he able to make Prop...