Credibility

developing a professional public speaker that conveys their idea effectively. C104 arms the student with powerful verbal communication skills that ensures effective communication, therefore limiting the costs of miscommunication and the loss of credibility and business. C104 requires students to give 9 speeches, and the final speech is a sales pitch for a unique idea that requires students to masterfully execute verbal communication skills. C104 students could benefit from more team speeches to…

Why public transportation matters to the poor people: Analysis of the why do the poor live in cities argument In modern society public transportation gets its consideration day after day. In his essay “Why do the poor live in cities? The role of public transportation” published 19 January 2007, Edward suggests that “more than 19 percent of people in American central cities are poor. In suburbs, just 7.5 percent of people live in poverty”. Unbelievably, the majority of the poor people decide to…

John Proctor is a well-respected individual in the town of Salem. Despite maintaining a prestigious reputation, he is guilty of committing adultery with his ex-servant, Abigail Williams. Due to Proctor’s adultery, the relationship between he and his wife, Elizabeth, was strained. Her mistrust and hesitation to forgive him frustrates Proctor. However, his own guilt hinders him from his personal forgiveness. Proctor struggles to cope with his guilt; knowing that he must confess to his sin further…

and the white moderate. The three basic foundations of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos are also known as credibility, emotion, and logic; however, only one method stood out from the others and goaded Dr. King’s agenda/objective to his audience. The method ethos for credible appeal was used by Dr. King in his letter. Ethos is directed towards those who discern a person’s credibility as the most influential degree of their stance. “I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern…

been one of the most covered elections by the media due to one candidate being a reality star who panders to the wildest, hate fueled dreams of the Republican party. As the target audience is easily swayed Trump voters, they hold at least some credibility to his name, and a video such as this one can very easily cast him in a different light in their eyes. The video definitely damages Trump’s character, as it brings the reality of his statements into the light. The highest and most respected…

Dying,” Kent Sepkowitz, a doctor at a cancer hospital, argues that it is emotionally and financially much easier for one to spend their last moments in a hospital rather than in their own home. In this solemnly straightforward article, Sepkowitz’s credibility, diction, and examples reveal the level of ease that dying in a hospital brings. By beginning his…

William Covino and David Jolliffe’s provide their view of the definition of rhetoric in the article “What is Rhetoric?” published in their rhetoric textbook in 1995. More recently, Joshua Rothman discusses the limitations of the system of academia and what it means to be an academic writer producing rhetoric in his article “Why is Academic Writing So Academic?” published in The New Yorker in 2014. Both articles focus on the importance and effects of audience on the rhetoric created and the…

around the country had done long enough. King wrote a flawless letter called “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” concerning the racial inequalities in America. King did this by emotionally connecting the reader in a real way by using pathos, showing his credibility, authority, and respect for others repeatedly throughout the letter by using ethos, demonstrating how his argument is logical, and how racial inequality affects African Americans as a whole and as individuals using inductive reasoning,…

Arrian was similar to Plutarch in his belief that history needed to be properly recounted. However, I do not believe Arrian completed this objective. In many stories presented by Arrian, Alexander appears to be over-glorified. This places Arrian’s credibility on a slippery slope because events and details presented by Arrian may not be legitimate and rather told in a way that merely glorifies…

together during a time of economic recession and convey support for a reform on the increase in steel prices. President Kennedy’s message is able to successfully appeal to the citizens of the United States based on word choice and incorporating credibility. Word choice can offer support for an author’s argument,…