Credibility

On December 8th, 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented a speech to the United Nations General Assembly to comfort a nation after the horrific and destructive attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eisenhower wanted to ensure that the NATO allies would go along with using cheaper nuclear weapons instead of more expensive conventional weapons to prove that the United States did not intend to start a nuclear war. The speech was the turning point for international focus on peaceful uses of…

to peruse his message. Some of these are ethos, pathos and logos. The use of pathos, although overused, is the biggest appeal in his speech and this is the biggest strength he uses. With the lack of sufficient ethos and logos he overall losses credibility and fails to show the nation his plan of execution. Ultimately he succeeds in sharing his views and opinion but fails to do anything about…

Opening up Snapchat to see a friend’s adorable Golden Retriever hold an egg in his mouth is fun. Researching about the devastation and pain of the Holocaust is definitely not fun. While I heard that combining something you enjoy and something you don’t enjoy can help time fly by, this is an exception. The use of Social Media and Search Engines for history research is not beneficial. As a 19-year-old girl, I am well versed in Social Networking Websites, like Instagram and Twitter. However, using…

pick up poop,” an article published in 2014 on the Ditmas Park Corner website, and she argues the different reasons why pet owners may or may not pick up after their pets and offers advice on how to deal with the situation. Whelan builds her credibility with personal facts and reputable resources. In her article, author Norah Whelan shows concern about the issue and states that it is not the first time she has written an article of this nature. “Ah, irresponsible dog owners: not a new topic…

how a woman who’s being abused still tries to maintain a positive image to the world about their relationship. Some of the women who attempted leaving the relationship ended up with no societal support, or worse yet, died. This article gains credibility from its’ author Leslie Steiner. Leslie is volunteers for the National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline, and is also on the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project. This article supports my thesis by showing the why behind the silence that many abused…

practicality and insight in today 's business world. The Speed of Trust is something that we can all relate to. How fast we achieve it and even more importantly how fast we can lose it. This book focuses on competence and credibility, broken down into the four cores of credibility, and followed more in depth with thirteen behaviors to gain and maintain trust in…

Life experiences are a very good way to present an argument especially political arguments. It gives the speaker more credibility, appeals to the emotions of the audience, and makes his/her argument more logical. Using a life experience as evidence in a political argument is known as an “autobiographical political argument.” Doron Taussig analyzes the use of this type of argument in a series of blogs entitled We are the 99 percent and We are the 53 percent. From his readings it would seem that…

she also deals with multiple essays, projects, and tests, but states she is nothing like her fellow peers and gets her work done on time. She uses her credibility of being a full-time student to force the audience to believe her opinion is the correct opinion. Her somewhat weak logical arguments seem to appear stronger when paired her strong credibility of being a student. This is what she uses to set herself up as the standard that should be followed by her peers. She attended the same classes,…

actually eliminates a good number of questions about author’s bias as it reports scientific findings and aims to draw conclusions from them. As a whole, the fact that Hillmer-Pegram’s article is published in this genre gives is a high level of credibility and can leave the reader with a sound mind that what they read is reliable and true. These generalizations hold true when reading the piece. Hillmer-Pegram does not attack tourism for hurting the native way of life, but rather analyzes the…

Explain the importance of scientific research and evidence based practice in sports therapy with specific reference to four sources provided to support your discussion. A sports therapist career consist of having to search, evaluate and analyse information via research. This can be done to find required information, upgrade current knowledge and maintain up to date with new found information. Mcdonagh states “Designing for the future needs of people requires designers to develop an…