Question/Idea
Are these the most persuasive words in the English language: you, free, because, instantly, new? I don’t know about that. Emphasize how context, content, and audience are interrelated in a persuasive argument by creating back up slides for an pitch that includes only these words (or whichever words you think make the list).
Be an interesting way to start some data conversations as well. Have students gather X number of commercials. Everyone watches. Everyone logs the most persuasive words per video, look for trends (might actually be a decent use for Wordle). Does the audience change words? Does the product change the persuasive words used?
I wonder if students would have a different list of words that are powerfully persuasive?