emotional appeal
Example Sentences
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US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The direction of Michael Greif and Schele Williams valiantly tries to contain the material’s hokiness without undercutting the wishfulness that lies at the heart of the story’s broad emotional appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
The project’s genesis as an excavation of found material hints at concepts having to do with forgotten technology and lost futures, yet the emotional appeal of the music is palpable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
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
An emotional appeal, therefore, was more likely to be understood than a mechanical explanation of technique and style.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard
