1. The speaker whom I really admire is Ellen Degeneres. She exudes a persona that is confident in your own skin. I think everybody can learn to be more comfortable with themselves. Ellen uses ethos when speaking to the audience in her daily talk shows. Her ability to persuade comes from her likability as a person, that’s why it is ethos. However, for any public speaker to be great in persuading, I believe that he/she must have all three ethos, pathos and logos. If we were to listen closely to a great, public speaker, we would find that they possess a little bit of each. Ellen, is more ethos than pathos and logos because her cheerful personality and charisma are what attracts her fans to watch and listen to her shows. As for myself, I think my ability to persuade lies in my ability to gain trust and inspire others. This would fall more into the pathos category. I am able to speak on topics that I am passionate about and lead others to eventually think in the direction as I.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Ellen is a captivating speaker. I used to record her shows onto my DVR if there was a guest I was interested in seeing. Lately I find myself recording more episodes because of her wit, humor, and light-hearted style of speaking, regardless of who the guests would be. Her use of ethos is especially attractive in society today, wherein our economic and social struggles are weighing many people down. Her shows popularity reminds me of the social needs of the great depression of the 1930s. Many people turned to theatre during those times in order to "escape" the realities of hard times. Ellen is naturally magnetic in personality, and its no wonder more and more people are drawn to her on daytime television.
I love Ellen! I totally agree, that she can capture an audience with her likeable and bubbly personality. I'm not one for day time talk shows. Oprah and Tyra drive me up the way wall! They don't feel like they're real people, more like someone who lives in the tv if that makes any sense. However with Ellen, I'll tune in and watch her if I'm at home. She's fun, makes fun of herself and others, and also comes off as having the attitude of not caring what people think of her. She reminds me alot of myself and my friends.
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