When you think about the way humans communicate throughout
life it is safe to say that persuasion, manipulation and seduction has been a
part of our communication process since the beginning of time. Adam &
Eve the first known humans to be reported on earth from a biblical standpoint
lived in the Garden, and Lucifer known as Satan, a snake in disguise, coerces
Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of life. However, the question is, how
did Lucifer get Eve to eat the apple? Was it through persuasion, manipulation
or seduction? Many times in our own relationships, we communicate in ways perceived
completely different to someone else.
- “Persuasion is an activity or process in which a communicator attempts to induce a change in the belief, attitude, or behavior of another person or group of persons through the transmission of a message in a context in which the persuadee has some degree of free choice” (Seiter, 2004, p.5).
- Manipulation is unfair to the extent that it involves taking more than one’s fair share of power over the other party’s choice situation whether by deception or some other means”(Greenspan, 2003, p.160).
- “Seduction is closer to persuasion than to manipulation, because it is praxis, as it focuses on a subject, even if the seducer becomes an object” (Codoban, 2006, p.155).
When you think about the way humans communicate throughout life,
it is safe to say that persuasion, manipulation and seduction has been a part
of our communication process since the beginning of time. Adam & Eve
the first known humans to be reported on earth from a biblical standpoint lived
in the Garden, and Lucifer known as Satan, a snake in disguise, coerces Adam
and Eve to eat from the tree of life. However, the question is, how did
Lucifer get Eve to eat the apple? Was it
through persuasion, manipulation, or seduction?
Many times in our own relationships, we communicate in ways interpreted
completely different to someone else.
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