COM 3070- Spring 2022
Assignment Sheet: Review Paper #2
Due: 3/31
Points: 100
Format: The paper must be 3 pages long; typed in 12-point font; double-spaced with 1-inch
margins on all sides; page numbers in upper right corner; printed in black ink on white paper.
Attach a cover sheet that includes: your name, the course name/number and section number, and
the assignment’s title.
Task: For your second review paper you are going to demonstrate an astute understanding of
persuasion and its role in our lives. In your paper you should do the following:
What do you think of Cialdini’s “Mother Turkey” hypothesis? Do you agree with this theory?
Have you been influenced by the seven principles Cialdini discusses? Think about
jobs you’ve had, relationships in your life, or shopping you’ve done, and summarize
your reflections.
In your view, which type of audience is hardest to adapt to a hostile or highly
critical audience, an indifferent and uninformed audience, a conflict audience, a
sympathetic audience, or an audience containing a mix of all these segments?
Purpose: The task links to the following course-level learning objectives:
– Identify and explain several major theories of persuasion
– Use these theories to formulate persuasive arguments that are both effective and ethical.