What is it about?
In this activity, based loosely on the video-game sensation Pokémon GO, students learn about, enact, and “capture” a variety of compliance-gaining tactics. Along the way, they gain awareness of various approaches to persuasion.
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Why is it important?
This activity makes students more aware of their own (often habitual) persuasion attempts. It also helps them consider the ethical implications of their persuasive attempts.
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This page is a summary of: Persuasion GO: An activity for increasing students’ awareness of approaches to social influence, Communication Teacher, October 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17404622.2017.1372606.
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