Using Emotion in Persuasion
Students will explore how writers and speakers use words to make an audience feel emotions like happiness, sadness, or excitement, and discuss when this is fair or unfair.
Key Questions
- How do certain words make you feel?
- When is it okay to use emotions to persuade someone?
- When might using too much emotion be unfair?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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