COMM 1117 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, Heather Mac Donald
2 May 2018
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Credibility as support
Credibility- 4 aspects
1. Competency
2. Trustworthiness
3. Good will
4. Dynamism
Credibility: Support for a claim that is developed by the decision makers' perception that the arguer
reveals competence, trustworthiness, good will, and dynamism. [RSP 142]
• Politicians depend heavily on credibility to support their claims
• Politician focused on health care, he is a cardiovascular doctor- they are very qualified
• Parent- if they can keep their kids safe and healthy
Competency: A person is perceived to have qualities of wisdom, sagacity, reliability, authoritativeness,
expertise, qualification [RSP 142]
• Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton wants to be perceived as a smart, practical, and experienced
person
• Hilary Clinton on mass incarceration- Hilary Clinton emphasizes the governmental policy details that would
try to end mass incarceration while improving criminal justice
Trustworthiness: A person is perceived as having qualities of virtue, probity, character, conscience,
honesty, and sincerity [RSP 143]
• Senator Bernie Sanders conducts himself as a person who is consistent, speaks from is heart and asks
tough questions
• Bernie sanders on mass incarceration- Bernie Sanders makes a moral plea to reduce violence to people
that are connected to mass incarceration
• MLK- very honest and sincere, had character
Good will: A person is perceived as having the qualities of open-mindedness, objectivity, impartiality,
kindness, friendliness, and caring. [RSP 143]
• Former Ohio Governor John Kasich portrays himself as a regular guy who is capable for working with
eers of oth ajor politial parties. He ats friedly ad wo’t attak his oppoets
• John Kasich on mass incarceration- John Kasich says that there are two sides to the issue and he can bring
both sides together for reform
• Ellen- she donates a lot of her money, she honors people who do good
• Oprah, The Pope
• Havig soeoe’s est iterest at hear
Dynamism: A person is perceived as having the qualities of show-personship, enthusiasm, inspiration,
and forcefulness. [RSP 143]
• Businessman and now President Donald Trump says that only he has the energy and experience to make
America great again
• Donald Trump on mass incarceration- Donald Trump says that making America great again requires
toughness against crime, gangs and drugs, which he equates with more policing, and more imprisonment
and deportation
• Malcom X- forceful with his style of speaking
• Jimmy Fallon- enthusiasm
• Hitler- he made his country try and take over the world- very dynamic, foreful, ispiratioal- he had
many followers
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Document Summary
Credibility- 4 aspects: competency, trustworthiness, good will, dynamism. Credibility: support for a claim that is developed by the decision makers" perception that the arguer reveals competence, trustworthiness, good will, and dynamism. Politicians depend heavily on credibility to support their claims. Politician focused on health care, he is a cardiovascular doctor- they are very qualified. Parent- if they can keep their kids safe and healthy. Competency: a person is perceived to have qualities of wisdom, sagacity, reliability, authoritativeness, expertise, qualification [rsp 142] Trustworthiness: a person is perceived as having qualities of virtue, probity, character, conscience, honesty, and sincerity [rsp 143] Good will: a person is perceived as having the qualities of open-mindedness, objectivity, impartiality, kindness, friendliness, and caring. Former ohio governor john kasich portrays himself as a regular guy who is capable for working with (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of (cid:271)oth (cid:373)ajor politi(cid:272)al parties. He a(cid:272)ts frie(cid:374)dly a(cid:374)d wo(cid:374)"t atta(cid:272)k his oppo(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts.
