In what ways can language be used to influence, persuade or manipulate people’s emotions?
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Language can be used as a medium to connect with a certain group
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Interpretation
Language can be used as a medium to appeal to certain communities' values and beliefs to manipulate the way they interpret certain information and influence their emotions towards them.
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RLC - Sushant Singh Rajput's Death
Language can be used as a medium to appeal to certain communities' values and beliefs to influence their emotions towards information, thus hindering and manipulating their interpretation of it.
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Influence
Persuade
Manipulate
Emotions
The beliefs and Ideas held by society that influence the attitude communities have toward certain information.
Inferring from facts and information to come to conclusion
Appealing to the communities pro government stand and using imperative language Kangana Ranaut has influenced a part of the community to believe that his death was caused by nepotism and certain Bollywood elites.
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister appealed to the torn part of the community blaming his girlfriend for ruining his life and leading him to his death. She achieved this by talking about her experiences as a criminal lawyer "debunking" claims made by other news articles. ✅
