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started by Nancy Camarillo on 29 Nov 11
  • Nancy Camarillo
    #1 Nancy Camarillo on 29 Nov 11
     
    1 The article sets it's finding by establishing the idea that "our ultimate goal when interacting with others is to change their mind and eventually their behaviors." The author goes on to present different techniques that are used in the courtroom setting and finds the relevance to the way they can be used in society. Although most of the findings were based on a controlled experiment setting, how much of what was presented do you see played out in our everyday life? Are we taught in society on the positives notations of using persuasive tactics as a way to be an effected communicators and leader in society? At what point does this drive for authoritative figures having control through the power of persuasion become morally unethical?

    2) In what ways do we see politicians use persuasive tactics when relaying information to the polis? Has our policy-making shifted from the politicians presenting actual facts to validate their stance or has an emphasized been placed on the ability to use persuasive tactics when presenting arguments to give their stance credibility?
  • Tavish Dunn
    #3 Tavish Dunn on 30 Nov 11
     
    Politicians often use persuasive tactics when relaying information to the polis. Televised debates affect people's perception of the candidates by their manner of speech and their physical appearance. Campaign messages can also be used to put a candidate in a positive light or attack the credibility of another candidate. I think an emphasis has been placed on the ability of politicians to use persuasive tactics to give their stance credibility. Emotional messages tend to be stronger than rational ones because humans always have emotions but are not always rational. The persuasive tactics also help people decide if they think the candidates will actually follow through on their stance. Even if their argument is convincing and gives their stance credibility, it is only beneficial if politicians can be trusted to do what they say they will do when running for office or designing a policy.
  • Gaby Ramirez Castorena
    #4 Gaby Ramirez Castorena on 30 Nov 11
     
    I agree with what has already been stated above. Politicians use persuasive tactics mostly when they are running for office and such- they try to portray their rival politician in a negative light and dually try to show why they are the better candidate. They use situations that emotionally tug at the heart strings in any way, such as whether or not a politician donated to the poor, or served in the military, or said something racist. In this way politicians attempt to persuade us against their opponent, and convince us to give them our support.
  • Enrique Zaragoza
    #5 Enrique Zaragoza on 30 Nov 11
     
    Politicians hire media experts to develop techniques that will inspire emotions in the polis and move us to take a desired action. By hiring media experts, they use many methods to persuade us to believe something or to do something. These are very powerful persuasion methods because they can be so convincing. People respond to emotion, which is key to many messages. For example, when politicians ask the question, "Do you want to be free from debt"? They know that they are only going to get one answer, "Yes". They use these types of questions to inspire an audience with a desire or emotion that will lead into the next topic. Another example is when politicians propose new ideas like change. They promise change that will benefit the people. They promise change from the old corrupted ways and they promise progress. However, politicians do not mention that change can present new problems and the polis does not always see if "change" will be for the best. These common persuasion techniques are often used to establish trust and gain attention, but the polis should analyze political messages to uncover the true meaning and the intention of those messages.
  • Eric Arbuckle
    #6 Eric Arbuckle on 30 Nov 11
     
    I think the political media realm uses these very tactics on a daily bases to persuade its audience. They attempt the wear down technique by repeating discussions and providing a repertoire of stories to fit their agenda. They sound credible by using statistics and being able to articulate without much hesitation (avoiding hesitant language). They attempt to mimic the audience by, at times, covering entertainment drama stories that attract the audience (in doing this they improve ratings as well). They ask the audience to think about a few reasons why their position is correct by polls, after they have bombarded the audience with their opinions. They inform the audience that other media networks are one sided, do not have the facts right, and are attempting to persuade their audience. Finally, they offer a few weak arguments from the opposing side by using guest opponents, usually only one to create a one sided battle, so they can over power him/her to make the opposing view look discreditable.
  • Lauren Frenkel
    #7 Lauren Frenkel on 30 Nov 11
     
    Campaign slogans are a major way that politicians use persuasion when relaying information to the polis. Their way of presenting ideas and issues they see that need to be solved is a tactic in itself. Their agenda of policies that they want to create are justified by making society feel that they are necessary. Physical appearance is another tactic as well; if they appear confident and caring they can win the hearts of the polis. Like Tavish said, appealing to emotion is a critical tactic for politicians. It leeds to winning support, this can be problematic however, because voters will begin to believe any "facts" presented to them rather than fullty investigating the situation.
  • Tyler Coville
    #8 Tyler Coville on 30 Nov 11
     
    I agree that both media outlets and politicians are heavily based on framing the information they are presenting to persuade the public to see there views even if it distrots the truth.
  • Andrew Rothans
    #9 Andrew Rothans on 30 Nov 11
     
    Politicians do use persuasive tactics all the time to try to persuade a certain group of people. I dont believe it is unethical to persuade others, the politicians are just trying to give a certain way of thinking to a group of people. Manipulation is different. Manipulation is immoral and I dont believe is right. It becomes unethical when you get to the level of manipulation through things such as propaganda or threats.
    I think politicians use tactics that closely relate to their audience of will provoke a reaction from their audience. Politicians will persuade us against their opposition and lead us down the road they want us to follow. As long as they tell the truth and do not manipulate us I feel it makes the politician more credible in the end.

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