This week's readings were a bit dry but did offer some good reminders. Chapter 2-Arguments from the heart stressed the point that arguing points/subjects require mainly factual information, whereas persuading someone about your points/subjects requires more desire and conviction on your part. Chapter 2 also brought up a good point in that personal anecdotes are a great way to get the attention of one's audience and can keep their attention throughout one's speech/paper ect.. The other main point in the chapter was that humor on some levels might not only be appropriate but necessary when dealing with controversial subjects.
Chapter 3 went on to talk about people's characters and how it can affect how they are viewed by others. The three main areas that can be affected by one's character are their authority pertaining to subjects/issues, their credibility, and lastly their intentions or possibly hidden agendas. The thing I did like in this chapter is how it mentioned respect, and how it is essential trait one needs to have if they are to take opinions on issues. Not respecting the other side to your views can most certainly seal your fate in never being heard at all.
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