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Communcation, Period 5, Thurs 13 Dec
"I understand you are all looking forward to your finals next week." Mohinder moved from behind his desk as he looked around the classroom. "And I wish you all luck with that."
"But first, the fine art of persuasion," continued Mohinder, eyes bright. "Of influencing others without force, of changing their minds, adopting our ideas as our own. Stating a position, advocating it and amending your argument in response to your audience."
He continued in a similar vein, concentrating on rhetoric and logic as communication tactics, handing out a candy bar to each student before concluding - "In all this it is imperative to know your audience. To know whether they will be swayed by the rhetoric or logic of your arguments, by an appeal to their emotion or by seduction - literal or not - to your way of thinking."
Mohinder perched on the front of his desk and shrugged, "Fear can be a powerful motivator, but it's one unlikely to persuade a friend to choose pizza over take-out.
"How would you influence each other? Is your weakness logical or emotional appeals?" Mohinder pointed at the chocolate he'd passed out. "Can you persuade your neighbour to give up their sweets?"
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"But first, the fine art of persuasion," continued Mohinder, eyes bright. "Of influencing others without force, of changing their minds, adopting our ideas as our own. Stating a position, advocating it and amending your argument in response to your audience."
He continued in a similar vein, concentrating on rhetoric and logic as communication tactics, handing out a candy bar to each student before concluding - "In all this it is imperative to know your audience. To know whether they will be swayed by the rhetoric or logic of your arguments, by an appeal to their emotion or by seduction - literal or not - to your way of thinking."
Mohinder perched on the front of his desk and shrugged, "Fear can be a powerful motivator, but it's one unlikely to persuade a friend to choose pizza over take-out.
"How would you influence each other? Is your weakness logical or emotional appeals?" Mohinder pointed at the chocolate he'd passed out. "Can you persuade your neighbour to give up their sweets?"