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# How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris and Walz is a masterpiece of persuasive prose: a songwriter’s practical lesson in written advocacy
- URL: https://werd.io/how-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-and-walz-is-a/
- Published: 2024-09-11T11:49:10.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-11T11:49:10.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Culture, Notable links, #Import 2025-06-11 21:47

\[[David Allen Green at The Law and Policy Blog](https://davidallengreen.com/2024/09/how-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-and-walz-is-a-masterpiece-of-persuasive-prose-a-songwriters-practical-lesson-in-written-advocacy/)\]

> "In essence: this endorsement is a masterpiece of practical written advocacy, and many law schools would do well to put it before their students."

This is a fascinating breakdown of [Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris](https://www.instagram.com/p/C%5FwtAOKOW1z/): not just the *what* of her endorsement, but the linguistic *how*. As David Allen Green says, it's worth studying.

It comes down to this:

> "The most effective persuasion is often to lead the listener or reader to making their own decision – and to make them feel they are making their own decision."

Taylor Swift's endorsement really matters, and was clearly planned carefully. This wasn't a dashed-off Instagram description, and I'll certainly be learning from it.

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\[[Link](https://davidallengreen.com/2024/09/how-taylor-swifts-endorsement-of-harris-and-walz-is-a-masterpiece-of-persuasive-prose-a-songwriters-practical-lesson-in-written-advocacy/)\]