emotional appeal
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Members argued for copying a playbook of simple messaging, emotional appeal and a willingness to provoke - albeit with different content.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
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
She made an emotional appeal for his help; the regional prosecutor’s office is now involved.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024
With political principles thus unstable and a mind strangely sensitive to any emotional appeal, it is not surprising that Mr. Merriman displayed the proverbial enthusiasm of the convert in his new political creed.
From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)