The phrase "arousing emotion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that evokes feelings or emotional responses in people, such as art, literature, or music.
Example: "The film was masterful in arousing emotion, leaving the audience in tears by the end."
Alternatives: "evoking feelings" or "stirring emotions".
To my way of thinking, he is much better at provoking thought in the essay than he is in arousing emotion in fiction".
The repercussions of that theory extended far beyond his oeuvre, however, for the notion that the rudiments of painting are themselves inherently capable of arousing emotion is fundamental to the evolution of abstract art.
Human interest pieces help sell newspapers by arousing emotion in readers.
(In this particular study, certain pieces were coded as eliciting arousing emotions; in a follow-up, arousal was further measured physiologically).
They are used as recruiting tools for terrorists, arousing emotions, teaching how to hate".
If that means arousing emotions and being accused of populism, so be it.
This study about online viral content finds that people share the content that triggers the most arousing emotions, whether positive emotions such as awe, or negative ones such as anger and anxiety.
Whatever the peculiar national, regional, or local variations, elections are events that, by arousing emotions and channeling them toward collective symbols, break the monotony of daily life and focus attention on the common fate.
They continue that company's aim to connect audience members to one another by arousing emotions unmediated by language: fear, desire, surprise, wonder... Part of a reaction to Stanislavsky and naturalism, this ethos links to a venerable tradition.
The public artworks that are most genuinely effective as art - arousing emotions, controversies, getting under skins - are often the ones that end up being abused, vandalised, demolished, and labelled "failures".
In comparison with the tricks of former rhetoricians, this method of arousing emotions has a striking advantage: The orator who wants to arouse emotions must not even speak outside the subject; it is sufficient to detect aspects of a given subject that are causally connected with the intended emotion.
