AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5
The peripheral route to persuasion involves
Cues like attractiveness, emotion, source credibility — without deep analysis
Systematic comparison of evidence on both sides
Careful evaluation of the strength of arguments presented
Effortful reasoning about the merits of the message
Explanation
Less stable change; depends on heuristics.
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