The students’ stories Mrs. Obama talked about led to her own story with education. She established credibility by saying that her father worked hard to pay her and her brothers’ tuitions. The First Lady had automatic ethos, however, she wanted to establish credibility as someone who knows what the graduates went through, as someone who always thinks about “all the folks who dug into their pockets for that last dime, the folks who built…
The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that occurred in April of 2010 greatly affected the wildlife and habitats that surrounded the northern Gulf. As a result of the oil spill, the impacts it faced on wildlife such as dolphins, whales, sea turtles, fish, birds, and even the Gulf’s floor is detrimental. The article, “The Deepwater Horizon's Impact on Gulf Wildlife and Habitats”, explains the affect the oil spill had on all the wildlife as well as provides links to allow the reader to support and…
(329-337). doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303100 This is a scholarly Journal was found using a ProQuest database search. It was written by two students at Cornell University of medicine. They provide a large amount of referencing which helps build their credibility. The article presents the different methods in which…
Imagine giving someone a coat, seeing a lonely stranger at the cafeteria, watching a loved one get emotional in the presence of death, and observing friends cry from laughter at Thanksgiving dinner. Each feeling that accompanies each situation is the result of the direct relationship between individuals—empathy. Whether empathy is used to cognitively breakdown a problem or share emotions with others, the importance of empathy is that it is prevalent in nearly all human interaction. Without it,…
Credibility is more than truth telling, it presupposes that we care about the truth. Liars care about the truth and bullshitters do not. Bullshitters intentionally deceive people. Even if their credibility is not damaged, their disregard for the truth can be more detrimental. For example, social media constantly provides the general public with bullshit…
King's use of ethos and allusion in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" proves effective as a method of advocating for the credibility of his cause and civil disobedience. King writes, "Isn't this like condemning Socrates because he's unswerving commitment to the truth and his philosophical delvings precipitated the misguided popular mind to make him drink the hemlock," (paragraph 18, line 3). In writing this, King uses allusion to plead his case for the peaceful protests and their effectiveness.…
and louder, and overall make a uniform attempt with the verbal cues in order to increase the perceived confidence (Walker, 1997.) Not only these cues are tided to confidence but as we discussed, the the fluent of the speech is also tide to the credibility and persuasiveness of the speaker. Nonetheless, the supervisor should also be aware that they are also being observed by the subordinates when exchanging messages during the face-to-face communication. Because of this nature, the supervisors…
genetically modified foods yield harmful side effects in animals and humans. On top of health hazards, the process of labeling these foods are not as costly as the Federal Drug Administration declares. Furthermore, Mathers discredits the FDA’s credibility by revealing the bovine…
The commercial, “#LikeAGirl”, by Always, focuses on how a girl’s confidence goes down when they hit puberty.”#LikeAGirl” displays this by telling kids to run, throw and hit like a girl would. The commercial main point is to prove that doing things like a girl should not be used as an insult. Hitting puberty as a woman isn’t supposed to lower confidence. Many women who are athletes have proven that hitting puberty has made them stronger. This commercial takes place in a simple room with a blue…
Qualitative research seeks to understand the human condition, instead of analyzing variables and relationships (Grove, Burn & Gray 2016 p. 3010). In this Critical appraisal, we will be examining “Coping with Extended Facedown Positioning After Macular Hole Surgery: A Qualitative Diary Analysis”. This review encompasses a Qualitative study that reviews a patient’s diary, who underwent Macular hole surgery and is in the rehabilitative phase. The rehabilitative phase is very difficult as patients…