emotional appeal

Example Sentences

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But the idea of finishing up there—a storyline the NBA, currently assembling a European league of its own, might love—does that have emotional appeal?

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

Perhaps it's the power of music, from its sheer emotional appeal to its lasting psychological impact, that also functions as a common thread between the kids watching and the parents dancing.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

Her mother later issued an emotional appeal as more than 300 police officers became involved in the search.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

“The Mother” makes a more direct emotional appeal than Brecht’s more complex dramatic works, such as “Mother Courage and Her Children,” written several years later for a more traditional theater audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

Those admirable requisites of clear diction, facial expression and emotional appeal will be sadly hampered unless the medium of sound carries their message.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis