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Toddlers and old people are not usually associated with much technology, and so the targeted audience (young people) understands the issue better when someone their own age is being shown as the culprit. In one section of the video, the viewers see a group of people enjoying the view of mountains, and then in the very next second all but one are gone and that individual is looking at a cell phone, creating a “what could have been” scenario for the first scene if the woman just put her phone…

Another persuasion technique was to appeal to the hierarchy of needs. A major issue with letting people into areas that had been blocked off was safety for the performers and for the patron. When asked why they couldn’t go through, by telling them it was for safety reasons, people were quick to say okay. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are arranged in a hierarchy of prepotency, meaning that lower-level needs must be satisfied before an individual can move to higher level needs (Miller 41). Safety as…

Daniel Pink, author of the book, Drive, claims that the outdated motivational method of carrots and sticks is no longer applicable to most of the world. Pink assures that the old motivational method makes a person’s job dull and ultimately boring, causing a person to not place much interest in his or her work and possibly affecting them mentally. He introduces us to a revolutionary idea of how a person could have their dwindling fire reignited so that a person could better their work…

Most people can probably guess that Cartoon Network would have ads primarily directed at children, but what is actually being advertised? I watched Steven Universe, a very colorful and popular show with both children and adults, during the final hour of Cartoon Network’s airtime. Due to Steven Universe and similar shows attracting an older audience, at this time Cartoon Network tends to air episodes that are directed at a slightly older audience. After analyzing the commercials that appeared on…

students should consider,” Tlem said. Tlem’s short term goals includes self-improving everyday, learn what the professional life looks like and study how industries work. Her long-term goal is to get a higher position at her job. She really want to focus on her job as an assistant accountant and study her work environment, and she has no plan to continue higher college degree right now. Bockelman said he would use Tlem as a reference to encourage newcomers and say that she is a person who was…

In “What is Rhetoric?” the author says, “ how one says something conveys meaning as much as what one says.” What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of how the speaker or writer reveal a message to their audience. Authors may use resources to support the intended outcome on the audience feeling on their opinion. It is very important to include rhetoric in your speaking or writing, because it enhances your topic and captures your intended audience interest. Basically authors use rhetoric for the…

logical appeal of the audience. This means whether the information such as statistics or claims seems logical in the minds of the audience. The commercials that were chosen to show the methods of persuasion all involve all three of those methods but focus mostly on…

Persuasion relies on means of communication that influences beliefs, attitudes, and values. Philosophers throughout the course of history have encountered many dilemmas involving such. Galileo Galilei, an Italian philosopher is a prime example of a man who faced resistance in his act of persuasion. Considering his background, Galileo’s agenda was to argue the value of the Bible against the many discoveries of science. His pro science position, created a discrepancy amongst the people. Showing…

Soft power, also known as personal power, are qualities in which an effective leader must possess; charismatic attraction and emotional inspiration as well as the power of persuasion and non-verbal communication. “Three skills are particularly important for the soft power part of the equation—vision, emotional intelligence and communication” (Business Leadership Qualities, 2009). This paper will discuss how I would increase my personal power while asserting my influence; appealing to a vision or…

When an argument is made it is best to use a rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals to effectively execute the point. A rhetorical situation provides the reader with all the information needed to infer insight on the discussion. A rhetorical appeal can persuade an audience into accepting a new opinion or at least consider it however, once an appeal is made by the rhetor it cannot be withdrawn. “Gun Smoke and Mirrors” is an option piece from The New York Times, a noted liberal newspaper. It…