Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Discussion
A recent discussion when I tried to persuade others, was when I was in my literature class. I was trying to prove a point about a book we were reading. I was trying to convince them that the failed relationships the main character experienced affected all of the relationships she encountered throughout the rest of her life. The book was "The God of Small Things" and in it the main character goes through a failed marriage and a strained relationship with her parents and children. The reasoning I used was giving examples from the text. I pointed out several quotes prove my case. The reviwed andfollowed with what I was saying and evenutally the majority agreed with me.
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That is a good example of persuading people. I believe that using evidence to support you would be logos, which is the appeal to logic. This is a pretty effective use of appeals. Also, that could have been ethos. Ethos is when you show your credibility. If you were showing information from the books that means you probably know what you are talking about which gives you credibility. These are two of my favorite appeals to use when I am trying to persuade people. I use ethos because people are more inclined to believe someone who knows what he or she is talking about. I use logos because I like facts, and they cannot lie.
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I think its a good idea using quotes from a reading to help support you main points while trying to persuade others. Its always a good idea to use quotes when trying to use supporting material. Quotes may not alwasy work because usualy they are not concrete enough, but i think in the case of discussing a book, it can work if used properly. When a majority agrees with you, it probably means that you did a good job explaining your point of view with them because they either agreed with you from the begining or you persuaded them to agree with you.
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