Week 2 - Post 1

A speaker that I admire is the current president of my sorority. Her power to persuade comes from ethos. She uses personal character when she is speaking to everyone during our weekly meetings. Just by having the title of “president” makes people more apt to listen and take the things she says into consideration. I too, hold a high position in my sorority, so I speak at our weekly meetings also, but when I think of myself as a persuasive speaker, I think I tackle all three of Aristotle’s classifications. I’m in charge of academics and scholarship, so I like to use logos to make everyone realize that the benefits of getting high GPAs are amazing, with proof from past semesters. I use pathos only occasionally to make the girls feel like they need to do well on a test or assignment, and ethos because girls are respectful because of the position I hold. 

Introduction

Hey everyone!

I’m Kim, and obviously my alias name for this class is Kylie. : ) I’m in my third year here at SJSU and I’m majoring in Communication. Hopefully I’ll be able to graduate on time in the spring of 2013. I love taking online classes since it gives me so much freedom. I’m very busy with all the classes I’m taking this semester as well as holding a high position in my sorority on campus. Also, my boyfriend of three years goes to Sacramento State so I go there a lot to visit him. I can’t wait to get this class underway and start learning!