Episode 17 - Persuade or Convince
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In which I analyse the following quote from William Hazlitt: “The business of the orator is not to convince, but persuade; not to inform, but to rouse the mind; to build upon the habitual prejudices of mankind (for reason of itself will do nothing) and to add feeling to prejudice, and action to feeling." Support this podcast: Buy the app: http://amberlightapp.com/ Retweet our tweets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amberlightapp Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amber-light-speech-timer Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amberlightapp/ Like on Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+Amberlightapp/posts
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