Persuasion, manipulation and seduction: it is all the same
thing, right? Ways of making a person do something? In actuality, the three
techniques are very different. The main focus of this paper is to describe the
techniques of persuasion, manipulation, and seduction, and to show how each
technique is different. The paper will also include modern day examples of each
technique, which types of audiences respond best to each technique, and the
ethical perspectives of each.
Persuasion
is a communication that is consciously intended to influence another person’s
choice; in other words, the persuader is purposely trying to change the
receivers mind, and the receiver has the choice to accept or deny the attempt
(Magee, 2014). Persuasion is generally individualized and is based on a logical
address to consciousness (Codoban, 2006). Let us take a look at a modern
example of persuasion - you go to your family doctor to have a skin rash
examined. Your doctor tells you that he has seen this type of thing many times
before, and he is confident this prescription will work to clear up the rash.
You, as the patient, have the free will to fill the
