Appeal to
Appeal to verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.
Usage example: when supplies at the food bank ran desperately low, officials appealed to the public for some much-needed replacements
Both terms in one sentence
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The angels in Shade, the Changing Man are smug, brute-force manipulators who don't even bother attempting to appeal to morality or necessity.
- Shortly thereafter the writers force Siesta to crank up the sex appeal to compensate because Status Quo Is God.
Source: Betty and Veronica Switch -
More broadly, they represent alternative paths that oppressed people can follow: appeal to the consciences of the oppressors by taking the moral high ground, or defend your rights by force.
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