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
There’s a wonderfully simple emotional appeal embedded in the opening of “I Don’t Understand You,” a comedy from co-writer-directors Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
One of missing Nicola Bulley's friends has made an emotional appeal for any new witnesses to come forward, a week after the mother-of-two went missing.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2023
In their moments of mysticism, when the past religious view of the world with its prestige and emotional appeal gains the upper hand, they are persuaded that all things are possible.
From The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance by Sellars, Roy Wood
