Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention

G. Mauricio Mejia; Sauman Chu

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22219-2_28

Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention

G. Mauricio Mejia, Sauman Chu

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Abstract

This paper is a report of an exploratory study of persuasive design for changing health attitudes and behaviors. The researchers designed a mobile web application for Latino parents about childhood obesity prevention called Lifecast and created three rhetoric theory-driven versions of the application changing rhetorical appeals – rational, emotional and credibility characteristics in graphics and content. The researchers evaluated the appropriateness of the application and its versions observing users and conducting in-depth interviews. In the evaluation, they found that versions did not have notable differences; in general parents and their children were motivated to use all versions of the app and reported some changes in their attitudes. They concluded that an effective strategy of rhetorical appeals should be planned and evaluated iteratively. Future work should focus not only on the appeals of visual and textual elements, but also on the rhetoric of the design concept, format, and interactivity.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Vincent G. Duffy
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	365-379
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9783030222185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22219-2_28
State	Published - 2019
Event	10th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States Duration: Jul 26 2019 → Jul 31 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11582 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	7/26/19 → 7/31/19

Keywords

Children obesity
Design for health
Persuasive design
Rhetorical appeals
Visual rhetoric

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Mejia, G. M., & Chu, S. (2019). Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention. In V. G. Duffy (Ed.), Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings (pp. 365-379). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11582 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22219-2_28

Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention. / Mejia, G. Mauricio; Chu, Sauman.
Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Vincent G. Duffy. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 365-379 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11582 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mejia, GM & Chu, S 2019, Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention. in VG Duffy (ed.), Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11582 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 365-379, 10th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019, Orlando, United States, 7/26/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22219-2_28

Mejia GM, Chu S. Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design: A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention. In Duffy VG, editor, Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2019. p. 365-379. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-22219-2_28

Mejia, G. Mauricio ; Chu, Sauman. / Exploring Rhetoric Theory in Persuasive Design : A Mobile Web Application for Obesity Prevention. Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Healthcare Applications - 10th International Conference, DHM 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. editor / Vincent G. Duffy. Springer Verlag, 2019. pp. 365-379 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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