You are being persuasive! If you get them to do something that they don't want to do, then you are manipulative. If you get them to do something illegal, then you are unethical.
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If you must persuade your audience to take some action, aren't you being manipulative and unethical? Explain.
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It depends on what action you are persuading them to take and whether it is an advantage for the person being persuaded or the persuader. For example, manipulating a person to take unwanted medication for their condition would not be unethical. Having them buy the medication mainly to get excessive profits would be.
What about getting your kids to eat their vegetables? What about trying to get greater productivity from your employees? What about trying to get students/employees to do more effective learning?
One of the best ways of persuading is to show the persons how the change will positively affect them and making the changes relatively easy to do.
Here are some articles on persuasion that might be helpful.
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceAntecedents.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceMorePrinciples.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceStillMore.html
I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
What about getting your kids to eat their vegetables? What about trying to get greater productivity from your employees? What about trying to get students/employees to do more effective learning?
One of the best ways of persuading is to show the persons how the change will positively affect them and making the changes relatively easy to do.
Here are some articles on persuasion that might be helpful.
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceAntecedents.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceMorePrinciples.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/InfluenceStillMore.html
I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.
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