COM 1000 Chapter 1-2: Text outline
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Communication is pervasive, amoral, and necessary to advancing our life-agenda. Interpreted meaning for overt message is usually wrong. Its better to be active participants to get messages across clear. Communication is amoral which means neutral but the communicator can still be persuasive. 3 types of appeals: logos is logical uses evidence, best way to use is to be well organized and use credible information. Some people are scared to present experience in fear of seeming like bragging but it can be done humbly. You can also seem credible by citing where you get your information from if you don"t have experience. Perceptions of trustworthy is hard to achieve, but most people will assume your are honest unless you give them a reason otherwise. Attorneys are good at winning cases by pointing out lies even if they are unrelated to case it can make witnesses seem incredible. This says to audience accept message bc i am competent .