emotional appeal
Example Sentences
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US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The project’s genesis as an excavation of found material hints at concepts having to do with forgotten technology and lost futures, yet the emotional appeal of the music is palpable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Heading off the lawyers wouldn't usually mean such an emotional appeal to "you and your heart".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
To be responsive to the needs of life and its emotional appeal is the first condition of artistic creation.
From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes
