How does a person make themselves more persuasive and trustworthy? The answer is rhetorical appeals. There are three main appeals that allow a person to be more persuasive and active in a speech or writing including pathos, logos, and ethos. LeBron James uses all three of these appeals in his “I’m Coming Home” announcement. At the time, LeBron was playing for another team, the Miami Heat, and wanted to return to his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. In order to do it effectively he had to gain the trust of Northeast Ohio once again. He had previously left in such a way that he had lost a lot of fans’ trust in him. To save is career and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, James used the rhetorical appeals logos, pathos, and ethos. In James’ announcement, he explores the many reasons why he left and what he can do for the team now that he is coming back. He explains that he belongs in Cleveland and establishes a lot of creditability to …show more content…
Because James was trying to gain back trust in basketball fans in Northeast Ohio, he used a lot of ethos appeals. One example is the format of his announcement. He, instead of holding a press conference as he had when he chose to leave Cleveland, reported his feelings towards Lee Jenkins, a Sports Illustrated author. An essay was then written and posted on the Sports Illustrated cite where fans could access it from anywhere, instantly, even if they were not subscribed to the Sports Illustrated company. He also stated that “he is doing this essay because he wants an opportunity to explain himself uninterrupted” (par. 3). Right after LeBron James adds, “After this, it’s time to get to work” (par. 4). This creates a sense of responsibility and that this time, James is in it for the work and not the play. He is serious about coming back to Cleveland. This makes James more trustworthy and adds
With none of their efforts working, They went big for one last attempt. James came forward and yelled
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We see him try and touch the older fans through the use of sympathy. Banks says that this run by the Warriors “threatens a portion of Michael Jordan’s legacy.” Through this statement we see that Banks wants to make the audience feel sympathetic because they know Michael Jordan as the greatest player all time and do not want to see his amazing track record damaged. He makes these fans want to feel that the Warriors aren’t better than the Bulls solely because Michael Jordan is such a great player and no one can hurt his legacy. He makes it seem as though the older fans want to preserve history and don’t want to see a team that has plays a “soft schedule” to take that historic legacy away from the 1996 Chicago Bulls
He finally realizes Jewish life is not what he thought it would be. Therefore, it gave James a better idea of what the history was like in the Jewish community in Suffolk since they were not rude or disrespectful. Moreover, it states, “Why stay? he said. “It was not that easy a place for a Jew to live”(McBride 225).
James marched to the beat of his own drummer by ignoring what everyone else had to say and sticking to his American
Later James is ordered to stand down because it was taking too long to defuse a bomb. James was deliberately ignoring him and risking his life, his military groups and the surrounding innocent civilian lives by continuing to mess with things in
Kelly was fired;Philadelphia moved up in the draft to snag Carson Wentz. That vote of no Confidence provoked a rare fit of pique in the usually even Bradford,who announced he Wanted a trade. Helping Bradford come to peace with being stuck in Philly,sharing the Position with the team’s QB of the future,was his Christian faith in general and a passage From the Book of James in particular. :Another Mike Yorkey Six weeks into what is shaping up to be another Stephen King kind season in Cleveland,Pryor is the lone beam of sunlight.
He wanted to keep his family in better state than he was. James provided a very steady source of income throughout the beginning part of the money with his boxing career. It showed how his family lived in a very nice, well-kept house and his kids were very healthy. In the middle of the story the events hit the characters hard. Jurgis had lost his father, and could not afford to put the kids through school and he felt like he was failing himself.
" He gets to do whatever he wants. They 've got to understand that," Van Gundy added. The Pistons coach has praised the officiating in the loss while stating he believed James was lucky to escape punishment for two fouls.
James losing the fight in the beginning is a symbolization for the breaking point of every Americans life during the Beginning of the Great Depression. When James wins the fight at the end it symbolizes how most Americans were able to pull themselves out of the horrible depression. Throughout all the hardships James had faith in himself that he would be able to fight again and make enough money to provide for his family again because of that he was able to accomplish
Everything will be Okay Every character in a story has feelings. Sometimes, those feeling or emotions shape who the character is and how they act. This is the case in the story “Everything will be Okay,” by James Howe.
“James is happy about the arrangement, but Lamar is pissed,” the source told HollywoodLife exclusively. “He didn’t want to move from underneath her roof. He loved the type of around-the-clock care she gave him."
Arguing with “old-heads” about anything, in particular basketball, can prove to be a frustrating, and nonproductive pastime. With counter explanations to your clearly stated statistics, usually resulting in “Because I say so”, lets a player and his team’s statistics take a back seat to the overdramatized stories used to sell tickets, and merchandise. In Jay Caspian Kang’s article, “How Do You Tell a Better Story in Sports?”, Kang argues that the drastic change in sport analytics from overdramatized journalism, to hard cold-cut statistics constantly being argued and compared to each other, is for the better. To help further convey his views, Kang uses emotional appeal, credibility, and the use of logic to both compare and contrast the way sports
Persuading by appealing to readers emotions. It depends on the language choice of affect to the audience's emotional response. Pathos can make the argument very strong. Many world class athletes have strength, focused on one goal and love is very common in sports today. Nike adds fuel to these emotions by adding ," just do it".
James appeared to need coaching at work. He gives the impression to be uninterested and unengaged. Managers had been over heard discussing his lack of organization and discipline at work. James was a very productive and effective employee under a different manger so he could be receptive to coaching. It is very important that the right coaching style be chosen for James.