Your boss has asked you to post a message on the company’s internal blog, urging everyone in your department to donate money to the company’s favorite charity, an organization that operates a summer camps for children with physical challenges. You wind up writing a lengthy posting packed with facts and heartwarming anecdotes about the camp and the children’s experiences.
When you must work that hard to persuade your audience to take an action such as donating money, aren’t you being unethical and manipulative? Explain.
When responding to your peers, try to deepen the discussion by adding your own perspective. At what point does persuasion become unethical? Or does it? Contribute information from our readings, tell your own story and/or add links to outside sources.
