The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion Part 2: Choose Your Own Adventure

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web.  The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion Part 2: Choose Your Own Adventure
Chi Luu, JSTOR Daily, 2016/03/01
It's always appropriate to restate these points: "In the realm of political persuasion, sophisticated language use can be very effective in swaying an audience. We are encouraged to 'choose' out of a limited set of choices, to fill in obvious information, to resolve the cliffhanger in an already fully-framed narrative—all without necessarily being aware of it. As we engage with politics, it’s important to remember how powerful words can ultimately be, and how easily we can be persuaded by them." More...