{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"phone english blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog","author_name":"Sarah","author_url":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/author\/sarah\/","title":"Language to Persuade Someone to Change Their Mind | phone english blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7j17a2wgom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/02\/language-persuade-someone-change-mind\/\">Language to Persuade Someone to Change Their Mind<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/02\/language-persuade-someone-change-mind\/embed\/#?secret=7j17a2wgom\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Language to Persuade Someone to Change Their Mind&#8221; &#8212; phone english blog\" data-secret=\"7j17a2wgom\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"B1 \u2013 Intermediate As defined by Britannica, persuasion is the process by which a person\u2019s\u00a0attitudes or behavior are, without duress, influenced by communications from other people.\u00a0 It often involves manipulation. People get manipulated which can sometimes be offensive while some only try to persuade to stop others from making hasty decisions. http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/english-at-work\/63-language-to-persuade-someone-to-change-their-mind Discussion Questions: Is [&hellip;]"}