Regulatory Focus Theory

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into accepting a new opinion or at least consider it however, once an appeal is made by the rhetor it cannot be withdrawn.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…

In the best essays, speeches, stories, and general writings, the author always strikes their reader. I do not mean this in the literal sense of striking someone, though in Berry’s essay Compromising, Hell it may feel that way at times. That being said, this an element of good writing, and Berry uses this strategy as a way to speak to his sympathetic audience. So do not become disheartened or even threatened by Berry while reading this essay, as he is simply just doing his job. Berry’s essay…

The Skin Cancer Foundation has a website that tries to persuade against tanning, and informs about the dangers of tanning. After some searching and digging throughout the website, I have learned some things. The basics of persuasion are to change an opinion, which I think the foundation is successful at. They uses a variety of techniques and tools to further emphasize their point and persuade the readers. Some features of the website are more persuasive than others. To me, I found that one…

discussed various health campaigns that we have seen and whether we deemed them effective or ineffective. Perloff (2014) states that health campaigns are not the only focus, especially in the U.S, where we have various political campaigns. Perloff (2014) becomes very analytical when referring to campaigns, he discusses diffusion theory, social marketing, effects, macrosocial pictures, etc. Health campaigns are often effective and convincing because they tend to relate to the average individual,…

The History of persuasion began when the world was new and without sin. In Genesis chapter 2&3 it tells of Lucifer and his ultimate persuasion of Adam and Eve. When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden they were in a perfect state. They were told not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Lucifer uses his skill of persuasion to sway Eve, telling her that to become like God she must partake of the fruit, thus resulting in The Fall. (Bible, Genesis 2-3. KJV) This being the…

Short term: This is a short term goal because I want to accomplish it within the next month. This goal is to do well in summer school. The full goal is getting a 95% or higher in both civic and careers in Bishop Allen by the end of summer school by studying to make my parents proud. This is a learning skill because it concerns learning in school to achieve my goal. My goal includes an aspect of my learning through the civics course. It contains an objective of prospering throughout the course…

Williams draws upon and transforms the central ideas established in the poems of both Marlowe and Raleigh by including the sense of nature in his poem and referring back to statements made in previous poems. For example in stanza one, line four "What can the small violets tell us that grow on furry stems in the long grass among lance-shaped leaves?" (Raleigh was right, Williams) refers to nature agreeing with Raleigh 's poem "The Nymph 's Reply to the Shepherd" about nature not always being an…

Personal Action Plan for Working in Online Groups Background information – We are in an online class and later in the semester we were have assigned to work with each other in a group project. Once I get the assignment I’m so nervous and confused because this is my first group project. I did not sleep well that night. I have heard horror stories about working in groups online. Stories about some of the people in the group not pulling their load. When this happens and not corrected in a timely…

The use of excessive STEM will not increase our knowledge, but it will prepare us and possibly our educational system. In We Can’t All Be Math Nerds and Science Geeks, Fareed Zakaria uses statistics, rhetorical questions, and hyperboles to convey how society is obsessed with STEM; he argues about how intricate it’ll be for America to be creative. Zakaria’s position is strong, and the strength of his argument is persuasive because of the rhetorical devices he applies to express his opinion about…

JCPenneys Social Group Analysis Introduction I going to be observing the 2nd floor associate at JCPenney Towne West. I 've worked there over 5 years and stared in the Home department and now am in Window. The observation took place in early March and it well consist of the following associates: Danna, Dena, Ciarra, Emily, Jon, and myself. The obviously, similarity we share is we are all employed in the same place, we have an egoism interactions, and intrinsic motivations towards each other.…