Credibility

I find it advantageous to have a daily, visual reminder of my commitment towards earning and sustaining credibility as a leader. Beginning with discovering yourself, here is my responsibility towards my leadership role and others in which I lead. I promise to consistently take inventory on my credo, competencies, and confidence to demonstrate genuine leadership…

Internal validity is defined as: “the approximate truth about inferences regarding cause-effect or causal relationships. Thus internal validity is only relevant in studies that try to establish a causal relationship” (“Internal Validity,” n.d.). Specific steps that a researcher should take to ensure internal validity in a mixed-method study are: 1. Ensure a cause and effect relationship is seen, and 2. Consider threats to internal validity, which are: • single group threats • multiple group…

pathos and is based on an interesting juxtaposition, he has created an overall weak piece because of an extremely lack-luster pattern of development, as well as a glaring absence of an appeal to logos or ethos. Though the content is strong, it lacks credibility and the reader quickly loses interest, and feels unsatisfied by the ending. That is not to discredit the content itself. The anecdotal aspect offers a new level to the emotional appeals Eisley…

In the middle of a town, There’s is a tree splattered red and from a rope attached to a branch hangs a rotting corpse covered in grime and gore. This is the image Billie Holiday puts into the mind of the listener during her song Strange Fruit. Strange fruit was written as a poem by a school teacher, Abel Meeropol, and was recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. During the song strong imagery effectively appealing to the listener’s emotions and their ethics as a person. Billie Holiday effectively…

saying, ‘ What is it we can do to try to ensure those hits don’t occur?’” (Clark 1) Here Clark is borrowing credibility. This shows the audience what Clark has to say is credible and he is a reliable source for the information. Not only does the evidence Clark use establish his credibility, but it also expresses his opinion on the seemingly dangerous matter. Clark needs to establish his credibility because his audience who might not agree with side he takes. Football fans that disagree with…

idea that food deserts cannot be solved by adding a grocery store (Cummins 5), by being precise in his usage of ethos and logos. His profession and participation in the study over the effects of a new store in Philadelphia (Cummins 11) adds to his credibility to speak over the subject. However, he wishes to persuade the readers with more than just his credentials, but with facts as well. The article, “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert”, uses both ethos and logos…

applicants. Which in itself, led society to appeal to authority and “piggyback” onto the idea of it being an essential test for high school students to complete for college. Being able to identify misuse of credibility helped Robinson to prove his argument and further enhance his credibility. While Robison talked about the different standardized and personality tests, which are highly know in…

it was shown Kimberly was very calm and trying to do most of the talking (Gillis, 2014). This interrogation was an example of the Reid Technique when questioning (Vettor, PSYC 3320, October 20th, 2015). This technique is meant to, “assess the credibility and extract a confession of guilt” (Vettor, PSYC 3320, October 20th, 2015). It is also an, “accusatory process where the investigator tells the suspect they’re guilty” (Vettor, PSYC 3320, October 20th, 2015). Which Kimmerly said in the beginning…

either enhance or weaken his argument. The appeal that would be the most essential to his argument is a toss up between ethos and logos. Ethos may have a slight edge because he shows his credibility by recalling his past during the decades, proving that he is knowledgeable of a topic, and highlighting the credibility of his sources. Andersen uses logos frequently to support many of his claims such as statistics, facts, and accounts from experts. He connects his sources to further explain his…

Journalist Garrett Mitchell, in his article featured in AZ Central’s The Republic, “Arizona trooper who saved teen sex-trade victim: 'No one should be trafficked,'” covers a case of sex-trafficking within the Central Arizona area. Mitchell’s purpose is to make the issue of the presence of sex trade apparent and that it is happening among us. The writer’s tone informs citizens of the Arizona area of this true story as well as cautioning citizens towards trafficking and the reality of such crimes…