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  2. Loaded language - Wikipedia

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    An emotion, elicited via emotive language, may form a prima facie reason for action, but further work is required before one can obtain a considered reason. [ 2 ] Emotive arguments and loaded language are particularly persuasive because they exploit the human weakness for acting immediately based upon an emotional response, without such further ...

  3. Emotive conjugation - Wikipedia

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    During an interview, he gave multiple examples of emotive conjugation, with his most famous example being the following: [3] "I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool." While firm, obstinate, and pig-headed are all synonymous with stubbornness, the emotive connotations of these words are different.

  4. Jakobson's functions of language - Wikipedia

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    The emotive [note 1] function: relates to the Addresser (sender) and is best exemplified by interjections and other sound changes that do not alter the denotative meaning of an utterance but do add information about the Addresser's (speaker's) internal state, e.g. "Wow, what a view!" Whether a person is experiencing feelings of happiness ...

  5. Pathos - Wikipedia

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    For example, one would pair sadness with happiness (Book 2.1.9). [5] With this understanding, Aristotle argues for the rhetor to understand the entire situation of goals and audiences to decide which specific emotion the speaker would exhibit or call upon in order to persuade the audience. Aristotle's theory of pathos has three main foci: the ...

  6. Emotional expression - Wikipedia

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    For example, not everyone furrows their brow when they are feeling angry. Moreover, these emotional symbols are not universal due to cultural differences. For example, when Western individuals are asked to identify an emotional expression on a specific face, in an experimental task, they focus on the target's facial expression.

  7. Why do we feel emotions in our stomachs? - AOL

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    What you'll notice about a lot of the emotions that people feel in their stomach ( butterflies, the gutwrench, the knot) is that they're all different ways of experiencing the same emotion: stress.

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  9. Emotion - Wikipedia

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    Emotion regulation refers to the cognitive and behavioral strategies people use to influence their own emotional experience. [135] For example, a behavioral strategy in which one avoids a situation to avoid unwanted emotions (trying not to think about the situation, doing distracting activities, etc.). [136]