Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ACME Persuasion



This Video was very intriguing to me, because it actually made me stop and think about those innocent children, wishing for a better tomorrow. It persuaded mostly because of the following reasons: Repetition, Warm Fuzzies, Group Dynamics, Either/Or and Timing.

Repetition
The children use "Dear Parents," "Teach us," and "Don't Teach us" to make one actually stop and think about what they are saying.

Warm Fuzzies:
I believe that if just other people said these things, parents would not respond. But the sweetness and innocence of these children persuade one to listen to them.

Group Dynamics
These children repeatedly use the pronoun "us" to emphasize the effect of social intolerance. Using us suggests that if one does it, then they all with be involved.

Either/or
These children basically put up a deal. Either you teach us to be tolerant, or we will end up like this generation, killing other groups of people because of their religion, race or nationality. Or, either you stop all of your violent (whether physical or verbal) attack on others and see us succeed, or watch us copy your actions of being violent.

Timing
The Music at the end and the rapid change of the children does not bore, but interest one to watch it until the end. It affects one emotionally, and watching it, it is hard to be responseless...

I hope You were as persuaded by these children as I was; they are the future, and without teaching them tolerance, we are literally destroying our future.

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