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Dogmatism and Persuasion, 1992.
A look at the role of dogmatic viewpoint in preventing reception, acceptance and understanding of others' views.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 47.95
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"This paper will discuss dogmatism as it affects the persuasion process. Basically, dogmatism has a negative impact on persuasion efforts. As Kelly notes, one of the strongest barriers to persuasion is "our potential immunity to the message" (Kelly 2025). A person who is dogmatic on a particular issue has a strong emotional commitment to his or her opinion on that issue. Because of this emotional commitment, the dogmatic person is not likely to change opinions lightly. As a result, dogmatism is a powerful inhibitor of attitude change. Studies using "dogmatism scales" have indicated that people can range from high to low levels of dogmatic belief (Neuliep 213). Thus, some dogmatic people will be more open to change than others. Nevertheless, for the most part, dogmatism in a person is a strong indicator that the person will reject any persuasive..."
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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.
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"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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Force vs. Persuasion, 2002.
An analysis of the issues of 'force' versus 'persuasion' in Book I of Plato's "The Republic".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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The author of this paper analyzes the argument on force vs. persuasion between Thrasymachus and Socrates in Book I of Plato's "The Republic". The author shows that as their arguments escalate and change focus, Socrates ends up the victor. However his victory is somewhat marred by the very tool he uses to secure it "persuasion."
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"The evaluation of force or persuasion as a more successful means of achieving one's objectives is manifested in the intense discussions between Thrasymachus and Socrates. Thrasymachus believes that "justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger." (202) He attempts to impress this upon the group. Socrates wishes to prove his statement wrong but knows that making a blatant statement to the contrary would provoke Thrasymachus' ire rather than prove his point so Socrates decides to employ the art of persuasion in refuting Thrasymachus' statement."
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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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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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Anne's Crumbling Facade in Jane Austen's "Persuasion", 2008.
An analysis of the character of Anne in Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion".
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines the social roles of women and men in Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion", with particular focus on the character Anne. The paper points out that in the novel men are able to rise in social standing by working hard while women have to resort to marriage as a way to gain status in society. The paper also relates that, at first, Anne follows pre-established social roles, which stress the importance of gaining wealth and status through one's external image. The paper then explains that Anne's reliance on such superficial images comes at the cost of morality.
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"In comparison, Anne's superficial beauty fades while Mr. Wentworth's personal qualities persist over time. Mr. Wentworth's appearance has improved over his eight-year absence, while Anne's beauty withers: "The years which had destroyed [Anne's] youth, and bloom had only given [Mr. Wentworth] a more glowing, manly, open look, in no respect lessening his personal advantages. She had seen the same Frederick Wentworth." (Austen 44) Symbolically, Mr. Wentworth's strong qualities are everlasting, while Anne's weak qualities vanish. Mr. Wentworth embodies a "strong mind, with sweetness of manner", while Anne's qualities and ideals are easily shaped by the influence of others (Austen 45)."
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Heroines in "Persuasion", 2005.
An analysis of the character of Anne Elliot in Jane Austen's "Persuasion".
783 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 27.95
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This paper responds to the given statement that: 'In contrast to Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot is an unlikely heroine', by stressing that most of Austen's heroines do not obediently conform to the conventional heroine. It looks at how Anne Elliot, the protagonist of "Persuasion", is, like most Austen heroines, witty, clever and considerate and how compared to Austen's other female characters Emma and Elizabeth is the unlikely heroine.
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"We can see that Anne Elliot was certainly not the chief female character in the novel at least not in the beginning. Her point of view of the story only begins after a couple of chapters into the novel. At first we see her as father, Mr. Elliot sees her ? insignificant. Anne is treated as the heroine of the novel; however, a heroine is a woman who takes risks and makes decisions in order to control her life?s destiny, not one who passively waits for her fate. In the book, Anne is depicted as the novel?s admirable protagonist. This only seems so because she is surrounded by confused, bitter and conniving characters. She seems to be the only sensible character in the novel."
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?Essays in Persuasion?, 2004.
Discusses how John Maynard Keynes saw the role of the economist and how it is reflected in his work, "Essays in Persuasion".
1,108 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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Keynes saw the role of the economist as an advisor on centralized government economic policies. This paper shows how, in "Essays in Persuasion", Keynes argues that Europeans of the time had a tendency to believe that the world they lived in was immutable and unchangeable and that this belief resulted in a certain blindness to the economic realities of the time. As such, Keynes argued that the role of the economist in such a society was to advise the government on public policy decisions. The paper shows how economists, such as John Buchanan, linked themselves to the Keynesian school of thought, while others, such as von Hayek, have moved away from Keynes's active role in the political sphere.
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"Keynes' accuracy in economic forecasting lends some credence to his thought that economists may be useful in the political arena. Specifically, in Essays in Persuasion, Keynes is remarkable in his ability to forecast political and economic events. He warns of the economic troubles the affected Europe and the United States will encounter after reparations against Germany in WWI. Notes Keynes, ""If the European Civil War is to end with France and Italy abusing their momentary victorious power to destroy Germany and Austria-Hungary now prostrate, they invite their own destruction also, being so deeply and inextricably intertwined with their victims by hidden psychic and economic bonds"."
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The Essence Of Un-American: Persuasion And Propaganda, 2004.
Discusses the tactics of persuasion and propaganda as they relate to American democracy.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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A paper discussing the tactics of persuasion and propaganda as they relate to American democracy and notions of citizenship. The paper examines the extent to which the political establishment should go in order to secure the good opinion of the public to gain or retain office.
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"Doesn't the saying go 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'? In other words Perspective is everything. In the context of government of a democratic nation then public opinion that is the perspective of the beholder is the most prized possession. So to what extent should the political establishment go in order to secure the good opinion of the public, indeed the majority, so as to gain or retain office? Where in democracy does the power ..."
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"Persuasion", 2002.
A literary review of Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion".
1,966 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper offers a review of "Persuasion" by Jane Austen, focusing on the main character Anne Elliot and her development into a woman of understanding and clarity. Austen is telling the story of a woman learning that listening to others unfailingly on matters of the heart does not ensure happiness or security. The writer explains that Anne s experience of seven years of unrelenting heartache over the sacrifice of her one true love to propriety has not served her and she believes she would have been happier and wiser to listen to her own heart and believe in the ability of her love to become a success. The paper includes several direct quotes from the book which are used to illustrate the points.
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"The sometimes subtle and sometimes blatant class associations that dictate a proper social interaction and more importantly proper marriage ability seems to be an all consuming contest for married and unmarried women, alike. Though these interests may be a literary intrigue rather than a real life reflection of the times, it might seem unlikely because so many contemporary authors suggest that the former rather than the later is the case. Yet the main meaning of this text is not so much Anne s growth of self determination but that from this growth and a little luck she gains opportunity to become much more worldly and independently decisive."
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Persuasion Techniques in Advertising, 2008.
This paper analyzes the persuasion techniques employed by two advertisements - a print ad for Revlon Limited Edition and a print ad for Crest Renewal Whitestrips.
1,382 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines and compares two advertisements - a print ad for Revlon Limited Edition and a print ad for Crest Renewal Whitestrips. The paper discusses the visual elements of the ads and the persuasive techniques that they both employ. It then looks at the meaning of the ads and the statements that they make to the viewers. Finally, the paper discusses the assumptions about human behavior that the ads make.
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"Both ads are based on certain assumptions about human behavior and especially about what women want and how women behave. These assumptions may be true in a society that places a high value on looks, though the value of these attitudes can certainly be questioned. They are not questioned at all in these ads, and the advertiser is relying on them not being questioned by most people looking at the ad. It is assumed that the women looking at the ads want to be seductive and want to hide their age, and the products are then offered to enable them to do just that. The ads use images and copy to link the product to a desired end and imply that there is no other way to reach that end. The ads suggest that the women pictured in both ads only achieved the same end by using the product, though logic would suggest otherwise. The two women in the Revlon ad are beautiful because they are beautiful, not because they use Revlon, and the woman in the Crest ad looks young because she is young and not because she has whitened her teeth with Crest strips."
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Dogmatism in Consumer Behavior, 2003.
An examination of how dogmatic behavior can be seen in the field of consumerism
2,202 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper shows how dogmatism effects one's consumer behavior. It talks about the different stages of consumer behavior and how dogmatism is applied to each stage and the effects, which the consumer experiences while experiencing dogmatism.
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"Consumer behavior varies on many different types of characteristics. Purchases are influenced strongly by cultural, social, personal, and psychological characteristics. For the most part, marketers cannot control these factors, however, they must take them into account. People differ greatly in their readiness to try new products. In each product area, there are "consumption pioneers" and early adopters. Other individuals adopt new products much later. The five-adopter groups have differing values. Innovators are venturesome- they try new ideas at some risk. Early adopters are guided by respect- they are opinion leaders in their communities and adopt new ideas early, but carefully. The early majority is deliberate, although they are rarely leaders, and adapt to new ideas before the average person. The late majority is skeptical and they adopt an innovation only after the majority of people have tried it. The fifth group of adopters is the laggards. They are suspicious of changes and adopt the innovation only when it has become something of a tradition itself. Their type of behavior is also known as dogmatism."
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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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The Impact of Advertising and Persuasion, 2006.
A look at the persuasive impact of advertising upon American culture.
2,313 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper takes a look at how advertising has affected American culture since its inception. It gives background information on advertising in the early days of America and looks at how advertising has changed over time, making its impact even greater today and more harmful to society.
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Thesis Statement
Early American Impacts of Persuasion
The Middle Years
Culture from 1950 Forward
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"Given neither the fact that advertising is nothing more nor nothing less than the practice of persuasion it therefore becomes important to know the impact of this persuasion upon culture as we define it today. Advertising can be traced back to well beyond 5,000 BCE and has impacted civilizations - and thus cultures - in almost too many manners to account for properly. Therefore within our scope here we shall limit the persuasive impacts of advertising upon our American culture a fairly limited period of just over 225 years."
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