Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.
A lot of people think that persuasion is all about values and aligning values. I largely disagree. I think persuasion generally, and political persuasion more particularly, has much more to do with explaining in new ways and connecting dots in new ways than just invoking emotions and values.
I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.
I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.
Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used to persuade audiences, as they use these stealth tools of disguise and deception.
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.
People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
Persuasion has become a kind of force. The more the advertiser knows about what consumers want, and the more desires the product and packaging seek to fulfill, the more coercive the force.
Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.
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