Thursday, August 30, 2012
The speaker that I admire
I admire Dr.Laura Schlessinger. She is a radio program host, and she also just does public speeches. She is so great at making simple, yet valuable points that can change one's thinking. I like that she speaks of family valuables and she bases her words on her life experience. I would say that her power to persuade comes from ethos and logos. When I listen to her I always admire what she says, because her words are so powerful. I don't consider that I am a very persuasive when I speak, and I always want to try to speak like Dr.Laura. When I say things, I feel like I don't have enough power in my words, and even though I try I still consider myself weak. Aristotle's classification scheme work for Dr.Laura, and she matches the classification.
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From your prospective, what particular element makes you not persuasive? From your post I see that you consider logos and ethos are most important, which one you miss?
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point, I think I am missing pathos, and I am hopeful that I do gain the knowledge of including emotions and feelings more into my speaking. I know that I do include feelings when I talk, but apparently not enough to persuade.
ReplyDeleteShe seems like her overall tone is just persuasive. Which can be true in many cases. The person could be calling total bs but they just sound like they know it all. I also find the same with Suze Orman, although she is mostly right. I feel like it is a weird comparison but I randomly thought of it. She sort of drills it into and forces you to believe what she says.
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