Credibility

the hidden flaws within fraternities that are often covered up. Flanagan then proceeds to build up her credibility throughout the article, “The Dark Power of Fraternities” by demonstrating a wide array of rhetorical techniques in attempt to appeal to her readers; Flanagan utilizes her beliefs along with the usage of convincing facts and statistics in order to successfully build her credibility. In her article, “The Dark Power of Fraternities” Flanagan sets the first initial tone of the reading…

a white man created the image of the zombie. When studying these accounts, we notice that when depicting minorities as monsters, the oppressor seems to feel a need to cite "reliable" sources and enhance the credibility of his ideas and experiences. This essay will argue that these credibility-enhancing mechanisms are used to spread panic and fear of minority groups, and hence support the creation of…

pathos. These devices are found frequently in Shakespeare’s writings, particularly in Julius Caesar. Rhetorical devices are tools of persuasive writing which influence readers through appeals such as credibility, logic, and emotion. To begin, Ethos is a rhetorical device which appeals to credibility or authority. Ethos is a Greek work meaning ‘character’. “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (Act III. scene ii. lines 82-117). Here Antony is demonstrating ethos. He is explaining his…

cultural society of an entire nation like To Kill a Mockingbird. Rather, My Cousin Vinny is a comedy. Yet, this comedy shows the importance of a lawyer as a persuader, the need to follow the Elaboration Likelihood Model to portray to the jury credibility, likeability, competence and trustworthiness. It is a film that takes the reality of trials, the reality of limited budgets, impatient judges, limited preparation time, inimical experts, and futile arguments, and turns it into a cinematic…

building blocks of credibility and the four dimensions of credibility that was promoted by McCrowsky and others. Each set of factors that were perceived by students as critical of what it meant to be credible professors was discussed with examples to illustrate the extent of meaning of the elements. Expectations of all students vis-à-vis those factors are considered the norm in most college and higher education teaching-learning environments. In conclusion, it can be surmised that credibility of…

develop social skills, personal relationships, community values, and educational growth. Thompson relies heavily on steady research, statistics, and credibility to persuade readers that technology and social media are beneficial to teens and their well-being. By providing research to support his hypothesis, Clive Thompson uses…

they present it can affect their credibility. In the speech “Global warming alarmism reaches a tipping point” by Senator James Inhofe, he points out the targeted audience of global warming films. In his speech he uses a lot of ad hominems in an attempt to make his target lose credibility or damage their reputation, he uses fallacies against the person who made them to make them appear less credible, and he over uses pathos appeal which caused him to lose credibility. Inhofe’s speech is the…

Michael Bloomberg best persuaded me to vote for Hillary Clinton. Through his very strong use of ethos, pathos, and logos, he showed me why Hillary is the best candidate for president. I could not deny Bloomberg’s credibility when he talked about his history as the mayor of New York. He said, “Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America’s largest city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy.” Here, Bloomberg earned my trust in what he was…

empire, but a man needs a lot more courage to make the future American to; believe and stand up the same way as Patrick Henry did against Great Britain. In order to convince his audience to join the war effort he appeals to the emotions, his own credibility and the logic of his audience which eventually helps him to convince his audience in his speech in the Virginia Convention. If you are going to give a speech in a church than your speech has to have some connection with God, Jesus and The…

setting like that of the military. Internal consultants are known to have more competence than that of the external consultants. How would you overcome the difficulties of internal consulting? Many Internal Consultants are increasingly suffering a credibility crisis with the executives they serve (Anderson, 2012). Though internal consultants work within the organization they may still have a hard time proving their worth. In a time where knowledge of just about anything is accessible on with…