Research on the psychology of persuasion suggests you should consider your audience before offering more arguments.

In the current political climate, it can be hard to find any consensus around hot-button issues, like abortion and climate change. Many of us can be pretty rigid in our thinking and in our ...

During an intellectual battle, one's true colours are tested. The side losing ground, as a last resort to assert tenacity, turns argumentation into sophistry. Objectivity becomes the worst casualty ...

We live in a world of persuasion. Advertisements try to convince us to buy products. Stories on television and radio attempt to influence our opinion on a variety of topics. Politicians seek to ...

In the era of AI and instant gratification through video content, the timeless art of storytelling remains a powerful tool to prime and engage jurors' emotions and intellects. In the opening statement ...

Law360 (November 20, 2024, 1:22 PM EST) -- When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, which aims to present compelling legal reasoning and precedent. But ...

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Are we, the human species, unreasonable? Do rational arguments have any power to sway us, or is it all intuition, hidden motivations, and various other forms of prejudice? The answer isn't simple, but ...

AA: I'm Avi Arditti and this week on WORDMASTER: what a teacher and a student have to say about writing a persuasive essay. DANNY SHEFFIELD: "My name is Danny Sheffield and I teach in Bentonville, ...

Did federal officials go too far and violate the First Amendment when they vigorously–– sometimes successfully––lobbied social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter (now X) to remove users and ...