References
Persuasion vs. Coercion
Coercion
Persuasion
- involves an attempt to influence
- people persuade themselves
- involves the transmission of a
message
- Requires free choice
- involves threat to person being
influenced
- deprives person being influenced
of freedom or autonomy
- attempts to make person being
influenced act against their
preferences
Media Example-Coercion
Media Example- Persuasion
Coercion and Persuasion- Compare and Contrast
- Both involve attempts to influence
- The difference is the freedom
the person being influenced
feels:
- People being persuaded feel
free to make choice
- People being coerced feel that
they have no choice