Why (and How) Donald Trump Persuades
Insights
Each week, I co-host a live discussion on LinkedIn with Dan Goodstein, CEO of IRPA-AI and the Digital Enterprise Institute. In addition, below are commentaries on items of interest to students of persuasion from today's headlines and elsewhere.
My analysis of persuasion in the news and elsewhere.


Still-Life (Talking)

How Persuasion (Itself) Can Corrupt

On the Deliberative Audience

The Persuasive Power of an (Ad) Image

In the U.S. abortion debate, the left convinces but it may not persuade


Persuasion in music: Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"


Why Emotion (not Sentiment) Persuades


Persuasion in the news: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Video to the Russian People

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Speech to Congress: An Analysis

Can machines persuade?

Is Russia's Propaganda Persuading?

Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos

Persuasion in the news: Putin's speech on Ukraine

Persuasion Versus Coercion

Persuasion in art: Magritte's "Treachery of Images"

Persuasion in the news: Palin suit vs. NY Times is over (for now)


Persuasion in the news: Sarah Palin vs. The New York Times

Persuasion in advertising: Nike's "Just do It" by Dan Wieden

The influence of ancient Greek on persuasion