Tag: Aristotle
The Write Way to Get Your Way (Thanks, Aristotle)
The Rule of Thump Got younger siblings? When you were a kid, I’ll bet you used the Rule of Thump: If you wanted something your ...
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‘That’s simply not logical, Jim.’ The power of Logos to persuade
Velcome! I was buckling my kids into the car the other day. It struck me that my parents — not so long ago! — didn’t ...
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What beats a good argument every time? Pathos.
According to research, we’re bombarded by 2,904 media messages daily. We notice 52, and positively remember only 4 (SuperProfile 2010). Boy, are we swamped! Add to ...
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Is your character convincing? The role of ‘ethos’ in influence
What’s the most important part of an email? If you said, ‘The subject header!’ you’d be wrong. When you get an email, you don’t look at ...
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