▁ ▁Other ▁think ers ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁" when ▁an ▁em otion ▁is ▁ar oused ▁and ▁experienced , ▁it ▁can ▁involve ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁psych ological ▁processes ▁that ▁can ▁then ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁prom oting ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁influence ▁and ▁comp liance ." ▁ ▁Reg ard less , ▁it ▁would ▁stand ▁to ▁reason , ▁then , ▁that ▁affect ing ▁a ▁subject ' s ▁emot ional ▁state , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁political ▁message , ▁could ▁affect ▁that ▁subject ' s ▁att itudes . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁philosophy , ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁core ▁appe als ▁to ▁em otion . ▁One ▁is ▁the ▁appeal ▁to ▁force ▁( known ▁as ▁ad ▁b ac ul um ) ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁the ▁appeal ▁to ▁sympathy , ▁known ▁as ▁ad ▁miser ic ord iam . ▁These ▁are ▁only ▁considered ▁f alla cies ▁when ▁used ▁in ▁do x astic ▁systems . ▁ ▁Research ▁▁ ▁Accept ed ▁wisdom ▁is ▁that , ▁"[ w ] hen ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁issues ▁of ▁emot ional ▁importance , ▁convin cing ▁someone ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁existing ▁belief s ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁virt ually ▁hop eless ▁undert aking ." ▁ ▁And ▁yet , ▁manip ulating ▁emot ions ▁may ▁hold ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁sh aping ▁att itudes : ▁ ▁"[ t ] he ▁use ▁of ▁emot ions ▁to ▁inst ill ▁belief s ▁is ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁political ▁propag anda . ▁Dep ict ing ▁individuals , ▁groups , ▁or ▁issues ▁from ▁an ▁emot ional ▁perspective , ▁or ▁as ▁actors ▁in