{"id":37945,"date":"2024-03-18T20:33:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?p=37945"},"modified":"2024-03-18T20:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:34:40","slug":"techniques-of-persuasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/techniques-of-persuasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Techniques of Persuasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technique name\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Technique description\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Contemporary Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Glittering Generalities<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">\u00a0an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/articles\/glittering-generalities\">Advertising<br \/>\nPolitical Campaigns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Testimonial<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">\u00a0<em>an endorsement<\/em>. These endorsements often come from regular people giving positive reviews of products or ideas<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Appeal to Authority<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">refers to the use of an expert\u2019s opinion to back up an argument.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/fallacies\/appeal-to-authority-fallacy\/\">Example<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Card Stacking<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">Where an organization may use media to favorably show one side or an argument while simultaneously downplaying the other side<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chipotle12.wordpress.com\/techniques\/card-stacking\/\">Advertising<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Name Calling<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">techniques consists of attaching a negative label to a person or thing<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soapboxie.com\/us-politics\/Name-Calling-Propaganda-Terrorist-or-Freedom-Fighter\">Examples<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Ad Hominem<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">\u00a0an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/articles\/examples-ad-hominem\">Examples<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Plain Folks<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">Convinces an audience that an idea is good because they are the same idea of the vast majority of people like yourself<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Fear<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">anything that a person can read or look at and find\u00a0fear.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/mwadv475\/fear-appeals\/\">Ad examples<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Lies\/Big Lie<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth primarily used as a political propaganda technique.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Appeal to Prejudice<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">a strong feeling of dislike, or a preconceived judgment, usually against someone or something regarded as different.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Bandwagon<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">\u00a0when the speaker tries to convince us to accept their point of view or else we will miss out on something really good.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/examples-bandwagon-advertising-propaganda-techniques-17411.html\">Examples<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Ad Nauseam<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">uses repetition to influence consumers into buying a particular product.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\">Example:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XQhexuEguks\">Liberty Insurance commercial<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Transfer<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">Carries the respect and authority of something respected to something else to make the latter accepted.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Stereotyping<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\">\u00a0generalizations about a population based on their membership in a social group.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"251\">Demonizing<\/td>\n<td width=\"570\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>dehumanizes the opposition and presents them as monstrous.<\/td>\n<td width=\"336\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technique name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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