She is able to develop a sense of credibility, establish an emotional connection, and skillfully use decorum, enabling her to convince the audience of her opinions. In the chapter “30 Rock: An Experiment to Confuse Your Grandparents”, Fey establishes her credibility as a comedy writer and uses known references like Lorne Michaels to further prove her point. By showing the audience her experiences in comedy, she can convince them to believe her thoughts on the working world. Fey emotionally connects with the audience by sharing her stories very openly with a touch of comedy. When retelling her childhood especially, Fey reaches the audience by telling heartfelt stories, while keeping them light and comical. This directly relates to her use of decorum. Throughout the memoir, Fey tells unfortunate or embarrassing stories, but she does so with a sarcastic manner while telling jokes. She is able to make fun of herself, comforting the reader and making her seem more human. Fey’s decorum is extremely clever because she writes as her audience would want. She seems very human throughout the memoir and extremely relatable. Through these intelligent rhetorical tactics, Fey influences her audience in a casual and comical
She is able to develop a sense of credibility, establish an emotional connection, and skillfully use decorum, enabling her to convince the audience of her opinions. In the chapter “30 Rock: An Experiment to Confuse Your Grandparents”, Fey establishes her credibility as a comedy writer and uses known references like Lorne Michaels to further prove her point. By showing the audience her experiences in comedy, she can convince them to believe her thoughts on the working world. Fey emotionally connects with the audience by sharing her stories very openly with a touch of comedy. When retelling her childhood especially, Fey reaches the audience by telling heartfelt stories, while keeping them light and comical. This directly relates to her use of decorum. Throughout the memoir, Fey tells unfortunate or embarrassing stories, but she does so with a sarcastic manner while telling jokes. She is able to make fun of herself, comforting the reader and making her seem more human. Fey’s decorum is extremely clever because she writes as her audience would want. She seems very human throughout the memoir and extremely relatable. Through these intelligent rhetorical tactics, Fey influences her audience in a casual and comical