Friend And Influence People By Dale Carnegie
Trang Nguyen
Professor Lockaby
ENGL 1101
September 21, 2017
An easy way to become a good conversationalist
Listen more wise, say more remorse, silence is the great art of conversation. In the book named "how to win friend and influence people" by Dale Carnegie, the author Carnegie uses his personal stories and talks about his extensive research in the area to make him the reader believes in his credibility. These appeals to the ethos, pathos, combined with friendly tone, Creates an effective argument for logos.
A long time ago, the University of Chicago and the Catholic Schools of America conducted a two-year poll of 156 questions to find out what adults want to learn the most. In the list there are questions such as: What is your job and career? …show more content…
He listened for hours with the excitement of the botanist talking about the exotic plants and gardens in the house, until the party was over and everyone was gone. Before leaving, the botanist told the host party that Carnegie was the "most interesting talker" and gave him some compliments. Of course, Carnegie barely said anything. What he did was listen intently. He listens because he really cares. Carnegie noted, "And so I made him think of me as a good conversationalist, when I was really a good listener and encouraged him to talk. Even the hottest people, the most violent critics, will usually be temperate with the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener. Take, for example, a store employee. If the clerk continually disrupts and disturbs the client, these clients are more likely to start arguing and bring disappointment and grievance to the store manager. But a ready-to-listen secretary can soothe even an angry stormy customer. Most of us are very interested in what we will say next, that we do not really listen when others say. However, most people prefer to listen to their listeners …show more content…
The use of ethos in the chapter may shows by to the readers that the writer is an authority on the topic. The first story of Carnegie and his friend, the writer may tell his readers that he "I was a 'most interesting conversationalist''. The credibility of the chapter is well instituted by his intelligent tone and the writer also shows at the onset that he has wide knowledge on the topic. However, the author does not describe his characters by their appearances; he illustrates them through the dialogues. In the beginning of the chapter, the author proves his trustworthiness the readers when he mentions the conversations of him and his friends to show everyone that to be an interesting conversationalist is really easy even he does not know much about the topics. . All in all, he uses personal experience to introduce and support the theoretical point, which effectively demonstrates the rhetorical appeal of ethos and encourages the
Professor Lockaby
ENGL 1101
September 21, 2017
An easy way to become a good conversationalist
Listen more wise, say more remorse, silence is the great art of conversation. In the book named "how to win friend and influence people" by Dale Carnegie, the author Carnegie uses his personal stories and talks about his extensive research in the area to make him the reader believes in his credibility. These appeals to the ethos, pathos, combined with friendly tone, Creates an effective argument for logos.
A long time ago, the University of Chicago and the Catholic Schools of America conducted a two-year poll of 156 questions to find out what adults want to learn the most. In the list there are questions such as: What is your job and career? …show more content…
He listened for hours with the excitement of the botanist talking about the exotic plants and gardens in the house, until the party was over and everyone was gone. Before leaving, the botanist told the host party that Carnegie was the "most interesting talker" and gave him some compliments. Of course, Carnegie barely said anything. What he did was listen intently. He listens because he really cares. Carnegie noted, "And so I made him think of me as a good conversationalist, when I was really a good listener and encouraged him to talk. Even the hottest people, the most violent critics, will usually be temperate with the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener. Take, for example, a store employee. If the clerk continually disrupts and disturbs the client, these clients are more likely to start arguing and bring disappointment and grievance to the store manager. But a ready-to-listen secretary can soothe even an angry stormy customer. Most of us are very interested in what we will say next, that we do not really listen when others say. However, most people prefer to listen to their listeners …show more content…
The use of ethos in the chapter may shows by to the readers that the writer is an authority on the topic. The first story of Carnegie and his friend, the writer may tell his readers that he "I was a 'most interesting conversationalist''. The credibility of the chapter is well instituted by his intelligent tone and the writer also shows at the onset that he has wide knowledge on the topic. However, the author does not describe his characters by their appearances; he illustrates them through the dialogues. In the beginning of the chapter, the author proves his trustworthiness the readers when he mentions the conversations of him and his friends to show everyone that to be an interesting conversationalist is really easy even he does not know much about the topics. . All in all, he uses personal experience to introduce and support the theoretical point, which effectively demonstrates the rhetorical appeal of ethos and encourages the