Monday, April 20, 2009
Immersed in a Sea of Persuasion
In today’s society, a lot of people try to push their opinions or persuasive messages upon me. I am immersed in a sea of persuasion through my peers, public speaking class, and especially around the mass media. My peers have many different opinions on topics that we discuss in class. I am a very open minded person, so I will usually not find myself disagreeing with my peers. This is not to say that I do not have an opinion, but I do take into consideration of everything my peers say. I tend to disagree with my peers when I believe my opinion serves my evidence to be favorable. In Comm20, I am persuaded to change my habits when people give me feed back. I take in what people say about my speeches because it will be beneficial to my next speech. The mass media has convinced me that there are many miscellaneous items sold. I enjoy watching infomercials about kitchen products that I think I need, but are unnecessary. Although I am persuaded to have a liking for these kitchen products, I never actually purchase them. In conclusion, I can become a more critical consumer of persuasive messages by considering their messages and taking time to consider what sort of action I want to take.
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I am kind of like you, where I am open minded. When someone shares their opinion I don’t think they are right or wrong it is just their view on that certain topic. If people explain facts and show evidence to me, they can easily persuade me into agreeing with them. At the same time they have to sound really credible or I won’t buy what they are saying. Infomercials are very convincing and I often feel like I want to buy what they are selling. When I was younger I would have probably bought the things sold on tv but I didn’t because I did not have a credit card. Now that I am older I can think about what is being sold and if it is useful before I decide if I would like to buy it or not.
ReplyDeleteI am the same way as you. When it comes to people's opinions, I respect them and listen to what they have to say. I never see them as right or wrong because it is something that is their view. I think that it is difficult for people to be themselves and persuade others these days because of the media's influence that it has on every person. It tells us what to do and how to do it and a lot of people follow it because they want to fit in. However, I think that every one should be able to have their own opinion and not do things because of what others of the media says to do. I personally tend to ignore the media when it comes to selling things on tv. I like to see those objects in person and I don't fall for their tricks because I know that half of the time the products don't work.
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