Using tactical NLG to induce affective states: Empirical Investigations

Abstract

This paper reports on attempts at Aberdeen 1 to measure the effects on readers' emotions of positively and negatively "slanted" texts with the same basic message. The "slanting" methods could be implemented in an (NLG) system. We discuss a number of possible reasons why the studies were unable to show clear, statistically significant differences between the effects of the different texts.