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A Persuasive Argument, 2002.
A persuasive argument based on theory and strategies from social psychology.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper is an argument using strategies of persuasion and influence. The argument is based on the theory and suggested strategies, and is as realistic as you make such a proposal.
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Persuasive Communication, 1990.
This paper examines the ways that communication is used to achieve desired results and get others to behave as the communicator wishes: Techniques, principles, content, style, listener needs and nonverbal communication.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 63.95
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"This study will examine the ways that communication is used to acquire what the communicator wants and ways that communication is used to get another to behave the way the communicator wants him to behave.
Cialdini writes that there are six basic principles which are utilized by effective communicators to get what they want and to influence and shape the behavior of others: "Although there are thousands of different tactics that compliance practitioners employ to produce yes, the majority fall within six basic categories. Each of these categories is governed by a fundamental psychological principle that directs human behavior and . . . give the tactics their power. . . The principles (are) consistency, reciprocation, social proof, authority, liking, and ... "
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Persuasion, 2005.
This paper analyzes a car salesman and the persuasive techniques he employed.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reports on an observation of a persuasion situation involving a car salesman and the customer, noting some of the persuasive techniques used and the way these are shaped by the company for which the salesperson works. The paper examines the use of techniques that would have to be classified as a form of hard sell, with a series of moves made based on a script followed by the salesman.
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"The situation observed was a negotiation by a car salesman and the techniques used were persuasive in this case because the individual did buy the car. However, to an outside observer, the methods used were quite transparent and would have to be classified as a form of hard sell, with a series of moves made based on a script followed by the salesman. An interview with this individual away from the sales room confirmed this, for he notes that the way he and the others sold cars followed a script presented to them by the management when they first took the job and honed along the way as different ideas were added or as different situations were presented."
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Jane Austen's "Persuasion", 2001.
This paper analyzes the novel "Persuasion" by Jane Austen.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the work "Persuasion" by Jane Austin. It discusses the central character Anne Elliot and the parallels to Austin?s own character. Comparisons are also made to the works of Wordsworth and Byron and how the upbringing of males and females was carried out in their times. Females being persuaded that their father knew best even on matters of the heart and girls only adventure being that of romantic thought.
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?Jane Austen?s Persuasion is a study of both the negative and positive effects of the value the text takes as its name. Persuasion by definition is a form of education; an education with a particular point of view designed to change an impressionable individual?s mind. In the modern conception of what is a good and valuable form of education, the individual in question emerges better able to make decisions as the result of education and persuasion. This is along the lines of the famous phrase, ?give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.?
"This conception of education, however, as Ann Astell points out in her essay on the Persuasion, is a highly Romantic notion, a relatively recent development in the history of modern concepts of the human intellect and human intellectual development.?
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Persuasion, 2007.
A review of "A Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brook, discussing the concept of persuasion.
971 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses persuasion. It describes different styles of persuasion and gives clear examples of what they are. The paper bases its argument about the most effective type of persuasion on a book "A Year of Wonders", written by Geraldine Brooks. The paper includes a review of the book.
From the Paper
"Persuasion is a very hard thing to understand but one book does a great job on making it easier to understand. The book is "A Year of Wonders." Written by Geraldine Brooks, this book is about a village during the Black Plague. In the sixth chapter, it tells of a rector (priest) who needs to convince the people of the village to stay and keep the Plague contained in the village. It also serves as a great example of persuasion. The Rector is referred to as Mr. Mompellion, and throughout it, he gives great examples of persuasion styles. Mr. Mompellion was very persuasive with his argument. He used great styles of persuasion in his sermon. He brought God into it and he related the situation to people. But the best thing he did was offer comfort and aid to everybody in the village."
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Commercial Persuasion, 2005.
This paper examines how a Nutri-Grain commercial utilizes strategic elements of persuasion.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This essay provides an in-depth, bit by bit analysis of the persuasive technique used in a commercial - made popular via internet - for Nutri-Grain bars. Each scene is fully dissected and analyzed as the essay demonstrates the key functions of persuasion. The paper places an emphasis on comedy and power with the key focus on pathos and logos.
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"An average awkward man, Steve, sits in his average awkward office. His eyes on the computer screen, he's got one hand on the mouse, and another hand holding a Nutri-Grain bar. He takes a thoughtless bite and immediately double takes the bar, unable to say anything better than a shocked "What?" Immediately, the camera comes in for a close upon him and the bar, when this man begins to tremble with power. Staring down the bar, he confirms with a newly found force that "Oh yeah, I feel great!""
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"Persuasion" and "North and South", 2002.
A paper which discusses and compares two novels "Persuasion" by Jane Austen and "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss two novels as they relate to each other, ?Persuasion,? by Jane Austen, and ?North and South? by Elizabeth Gaskell. Specifically, it discusses the romance between Anne and Captain Wentworth from "Persuasion", and how it relates to the romance between Margaret and Mr. Thornton from "North and South".
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"?North and South? was written almost fifty years after ?Persuasion,? and it is interesting to see how the two heroines have many similarities, and yet are very different women. Margaret and Mr. Thornton are also older, but Margaret is from the upper class ? she learns to move through different classes, and identify with workers and their problems, along with the problems of their managers and mill owners. "I don't mind ironing, or any kind of work, for you and papa. I am myself a born lady through it all, even though it comes to scouring a floor, or washing dishes" (Gaskell 116)."
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