emotional appeal
Example Sentences
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But the idea of finishing up there—a storyline the NBA, currently assembling a European league of its own, might love—does that have emotional appeal?
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
Mary, who by then was a nurse, said it had a powerful emotional appeal when dealing with people who were dying.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Perhaps it's the power of music, from its sheer emotional appeal to its lasting psychological impact, that also functions as a common thread between the kids watching and the parents dancing.
From Salon • May 27, 2024
She made an emotional appeal for his help; the regional prosecutor’s office is now involved.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024
He wished to secure the submission of their wills, the complete surrender of their lives, and therefore he made this stirring, dramatic, emotional appeal to the multitudes.
From The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition by Erdman, Charles Rosenbury
