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- Metaphors are potent tools for persuasion because they engage emotions. When a speaker uses metaphors to create vivid, emotionally charged imagery, it resonates with the audience on a deeper level. This emotional connection enhances the persuasive impact of the message.
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Dec 24, 2021 · Metaphors can enhance persuasion even when people are not motivated to think too deeply about a message. They do so by evoking immediate emotional reactions and by making the messenger seem...
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Metaphors create vivid mental images that can enhance the overall impact of communication. Instead of relying on plain, literal language, metaphors paint a more vibrant picture, capturing the audience’s attention and imagination.
Jan 10, 2006 · Six explanations for the potential suasory advantage of metaphor over literal language were reviewed: (a) pleasure or relief, (b) communicator credibility, (c) reduced counterarguments, (d) resource-matching, (e) stimulated elaboration, and (f) superior organization.
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Jul 1, 2002 · Six explanations for the potential suasory advantage of metaphor over literal language were reviewed: (a) pleasure or relief, (b) communicator credibility, (c) reduced counterarguments, (d)...
Nov 6, 2023 · Key points. When you communicate an idea with a metaphor, you light up people’s sensory and motor neurons. You also activate emotions, prompt aha moments, and reward your audience with a sense of...
Jun 25, 2020 · This paper addresses the problem of explaining how metaphors can communicate arguments, and how it is possible to reconstruct and justify them.
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Sep 2, 2010 · Metaphors are pervasive in both mass communication and interpersonal exchanges and can play an important role in persuasion. Metaphor serves multiple functions in persuasive communication, and the effect of metaphor on persuasion is potentially mediated by multiple psychological process mechanisms.
