Haley is respected and well known individual in her state. She has proudly served two terms as governor of South Carolina. Haley is the decision maker for all of South Carolina. So it’s no surprise Haley used a persuasive technique that stood out from the rest. With the risk of sounding overbearing, Haley said, “ I want to make two things clear: First, this is South Carolina’s statehouse, it is South Carolina’s historic moment and this will be South Carolina’s decision.”(Haley 16) This is an obvious use of the persuasive technique, Ethos. No one likes a person in authority who can’t make decisions. It is impossible to please everyone, so South Carolina needed that undisputed decision that was to put down the Confederate Flag. Her use of Ethos
