Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Week 10 Discussion #1
An appeal to emotion is an argument that states you should agree and act upon something based on the way you feel about the subject. One appeal that strikes me the most is the appeal to pity. I find this kind of appeal to be most used when trying to convince an audience because many people often act upon a choice and decision when they are negatively affected, specifically in a sad way. For instance, the commercials on television that speak about the abused animals have a great amount of usage of the appeal to pity. The commercial is able to do this because of the vivid imagery of the hurt pet and the diction the speaker often uses such as “help this poor kitten in need.” Furthermore, appeal to pity can be used on the streets at any moment. Many homeless people often use this tactic in order to get money from pedestrians and even drivers. The homeless people’s reasons such as needing money to buy food and water makes a person sympathize with them, resulting in some sort of charity.
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Hello EsconeQueen!
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed reading your post. I also did my post in appeal to pity as well and that was the most striking appeal to emotion in this week's reading. I liked how you explained that homeless people usually always use an appeal to pity in order to get us to give them our change. I wrote an example that i had encountered a homeless woman at a gas station last week who begged my boyfriend and I for change because she was "hungry", and wanted to grab a burger across the street. So we gave in, and she walked to the corner market next to the gas station! Completely lied to us, but because we felt bad, we were hoping she was telling the truth. Great examples and great post! Keep it up :) Have a good weekend!