Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Discussion question response 18
You could say that I am constantly being persuaded to do something. For example TV commercials, they try to persuade me to buy things. Also my friends may try to persuade me that Superman is better than batman when Batman is clearly the better choice. Nevertheless everybody is inundated with persuasive messages on a daily basis. But I am pretty sure if you pay attention you could get some tricks to make your speech more persuasive. Another perk to learning the “secrets” of persuasion is catching the little things people do to mask the faults in their product or logic.
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So many commercials on television are definitely trying to persuade their viewers to buy their products. Persuasive messages are constantly thrown at everyone on a daily basis and sometimes it makes you think, are you able to make your own choices than being persuaded to do it? Persuasive messages can be negative or positive, depending on the subject and how you use it. With your statement: "Another perk to learning the "secrets" of persuasion is catching the little things people do to mask the faults in their product or logic" is very true.
ReplyDeleteWow yes! Everyday as humans we see advertisement and persuasion everywhere. We live in a competitive market where companies are trying to make the most profits and trying to persuade people to buy their products. If persuasion wasn't such a huge thing now and days then their wouldn't be marketing experts or advertising experts that deal with companies to try to appeal to certain audiences or are doing whatever they can to make their product profitable. Persuasion is also used between friends and just while communicating with others as you explained. Talking in between friends one might have to persuade someone to go somewhere with them. Or if you are in a huge group with your friends you may have to persuade the whole group to agree on one thing to do all together and enjoy.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone around us is always going to try and persuade us to do something. But without someone pushing us how will we every try anything new. I know I try to persuade my friends into doing a lot of things but only I only do it to them because I know they would excel in what I am trying to make them do. But yes persuasion is everywhere around us there is no getting away from them. They have come to make it into our everyday life that we don’t even bother noticing them any more. I have disagree I think superman is WAY better then batman, sorry.
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ReplyDeleteIt is very true that tv and commercials are a big sources of persuasion. Tv is one of the biggest sources of advertisement we have and it is definitely put into effect everyday of our lives. I know i didn't think I was one of those people who could get persuaded by advertisement but it turns out I am just as much persuade as anyone else who buys a products they saw on an add. I also never thought of friends being a point of persuasion as well, but really anyone who is in your life has the power of persuasion. It is clear that persuasion is every where in daily life without much notice from anyone anymore because its so routine.