An appeal is the process in law by which cases are reviewed and parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeal may also refer to: Politics and law Appeal (motion), in parliamentary procedure a challenge of the chair's ruling Appeal of 18 June, Charles de Gaulle's 1940 call for French resistance against Nazi Germany Mariam Appeal, a political campaign established in 1998 Criminal appeal, an ancient, private right of criminal prosecution in common-law jurisdictions Publications and media The Appeal, a novel by John Grisham Appeal, an anti-slavery document by abolitionist David Walker The Commercial Appeal, a daily newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee Appeal to Reason (newspaper), a weekly left-wing political newspaper in the US until 1922 The Appeal, English title of the 1970 animated short film by Ryszard Czekała, Apel The Appeal, online news site Other uses Appeal (cricket), a request to an umpire for a ruling on whether a cricket batsman is out Appeal play, in baseball when a member of the defensive team calls the attention of an umpire to an infraction Rhetorical appeals, devices used in rhetoric to persuade an audience, namely ethos, logos, and pathos Sex appeal, the quality of arousing attraction on the basis of sexual desire See also Appellate Division (disambiguation) Justice of Appeal (disambiguation) Lord of Appeal (disambiguation) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, former administrative law body of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Informal fallacy, reasoning error through appeal to something other than logical argument Preference, choosing between alternatives Taste (sociology), an individual's personal and cultural patterns of choice and preference