1. a. Overall, Henry Fonda’s style of persuasion was to adhere to his own, and each of the jury’s, reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of murdering his father. He leads by persuasion through a method of inquiry – asking questions, raising doubts and undermining the certainty of the other jurors. Fonda’s leadership style displays emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness, discipline, persistence and empathy. It is a style that mobilizes the jurors toward a shared vision by pointing in a direction of not guilty and inviting the other jurors to participate in discovering the best way to arrive at a decision. b. Fonda’s character does a good job executing some of the four essential steps in persuasion, described by the article “The Necessary Art of Persuasion,” including framing for common ground, providing evidence, and connecting emotionally. Fonda frames for a common ground in several instances. He creates a common ground for one of the jurors when he describes how the defendant grew up in the slums. While the other jurors are quick to find the defendant guilty because of where he comes from, there is one juror who can relate to the boy, as he also grew up in the slums, and took offense to the immediate judgments of the other jurors based on that fact alone. Fonda also framed for common ground by relating the age of the old man who lived below the defendant to the elderly juror of the bunch. This helped him move into another essential step: providing evidence. Fonda was able to provide evidence, maybe not hard evidence, but reasonable evidence that things may not have happened the way they were testified in court. For example, the old man who lived below the boy and his father claimed to have heard the fal... ... middle of paper ... ... she would pay what her terms entailed. This resulted in a mutual benefit for both parties. A contingent contract could have been incorporated in the Miti-Pet dispute in order to help resolve their issues. For example, my group was able to make an agreement with Rawmat, since we were unsure they would meet our quality requirements, that if they did not, we would be compensated for any damages as a result of those unmet quality specifications. Also, we agreed to an initial six-month contract for wheat flour, that, if by the end of the term we were satisfied with the results, we would agree to a long-term, minimum 80,000-ton purchase agreement. This satisfied our need for quality product and guaranteed no loss for us if we received otherwise and it also satisfied Rawmat’s need for business in their existing area of meat flour and their new venture area in wheat flour.
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Guilty or not guilty? This the key question during the murder trial of a young man accused of fatally stabbing his father. The play 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, introduces to the audience twelve members of a jury made up of contrasting men from various backgrounds. One of the most critical elements of the play is how the personalities and experiences of these men influence their initial majority vote of guilty. Three of the most influential members include juror #3, juror #10, and juror #11. Their past experiences and personal bias determine their thoughts and opinions on the case. Therefore, how a person feels inside is reflected in his/her thoughts, opinions, and behavior.
The personality of the character played by Henry Fonda affected the way things played out because he was analyzing all of the evidence and the whole situation. The character played by Henry Fonda, was an architect. In the first initial vote, he was the only one who voted not guilty. This juror which was #8, made sure that they went over all of the evidence and eye wi...
Yet with the help of one aged yet wise and optimistic man he speaks his opinion, one that starts to not change however open the minds of the other eleven men on the jury. By doing this the man puts out a visual picture by verbally expressing the facts discussed during the trial, he uses props from the room and other items the he himself brought with him during the course of the trial. Once expressed the gentleman essentially demonstrate that perhaps this young man on trial May or may not be guilty. Which goes to show the lack of research, and misused information that was used in the benefit of the prosecution. For example when a certain factor was brought upon the trail; that being timing, whether or not it took the neighbor 15 seconds to run from his chair all the way to the door. By proving this right or wrong this man Juror #4 put on a demonstration, but first he made sure his notes were correct with the other 11 jurors. After it was
Thesis: The allure of the New Age can be attributed in part to an overall lack of understanding its nature; when its history is taken into consideration and its persuasive element is exposed, we see that, contrary to the assumption that the New Age is a freer alternative to mainstream religion, persuasion is a very present part of the New Age.
The movie “12 Angry Men” examines the dynamics at play in a United States jury room in the 1950’s. It revolves around the opinions and mindsets of twelve diverse characters that are tasked with pronouncing the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of patricide. The extraordinary element is that their finding will determine his life or death. This play was made into a movie in 1957, produced by Henry Fonda who played the lead role, Juror #8, and Reginald Rose who wrote the original screenplay. This essay will explore some of the critical thinking elements found within the context of this movie, and will show that rational reason and logic when used effectively can overcome the mostly ineffective rush to judgment that can be prevalent in a population. The juror that seemed interesting is Juror #8, who was played by Henry Fonda. Juror #8, or Davis, is an architect, the first dissenter and protagonist in the film. He was the first one to declare that the young man was innocent and he managed to convince the other jurors to see his point of view. Durkheim states that when we respond to deviance, it brings people together (Macionis, 2013, p. 159). We affirm the moral ties that bind us together, which was seen in the movie. At first, almost all of the jurors were so bent on convicting the young man based on their feelings, but they then started to analyze the facts and they came together to make their final decision.
In our text it describes persuasion like an art form and if you think about it that is very true. In order to get an audience to believe, think, or act in way that you want them to it takes a certain set of skills. In the case study analysis method, persuasion is a huge factor because you are trying to convince the audience to see things from your perspective. However, this can be debated in so many ways because we all have different perspectives on how we view a particular issue. This especially true when it comes to social issues like religion, marriage, and politics. All these are hot-button issues that causes people to react with strong emotions. With these types of issues it will very hard to try to convince someone to see things your
A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. (Boundless, 2016). This kind of speech, therefore calls on the speaker to come up with ways that makes it possible to attain the positive conviction results. According to Robert Cialdini, the six (6) identified key principles that ensure positive results are Reciprocity, Scarcity, Authority, Commitment and consistency, Consensus and Liking (Saylor Academy , 2016)
Persuasion is an art that we meet in all spheres of life; academia, social, political, etc. It has positive and negative outcomes. When one communicates, it is of extreme importance that an awareness of the Principles of Persuasion is utmost in their preparation if they are to make a lasting impression. This paper will attempt to define and analyze the six principles and show them in application.
History of Persuasion Essay Rhetoric is something that has been studied and utilized since the days of Plato and Aristotle to even now in the coming presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In order to become a successful “rhetor”, one must learn the art of being persuasive to the audience of choice. In the course of history there have been many successful figures who have used rhetoric to influence people to join their movement. One cannot deny though that over time rhetoric has had to evolve with enhanced technology and new public interactions, such as social media and the internet. This paper will highlight Aristotle and some of his theories, David Ewoldsen and a few studies he contributed to in regards to people being Aristotle builds a case that rhetoric is an art which goes against “Gorgias” written by Plato that states rhetoric is not an art since it is not related to a “definite subject” (Rapp, 2002).
Hoiberg, B., & Stires, L. (1973). The effect of several types of pretrial publicity on the guilt attributions of simulated jurors. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 3(3), 267-275.
According to Merriam Webster, the term “ethical” can be defined as “rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad.” Being able to differentiate between what is good, and what is bad is key when it comes to many things. One of these things includes persuasion. There are many concepts that can explain why certain principles of persuasion can be more ethical than others, and many that are critical to being an ethical communicator. Said concepts are explained in Rothwell’s text, In the Company of Others, Robert Cialdini and Steve Martins video, Science of Persuasion, and Stephen Carter’s text, Integrity.
The quietness and patience juror 8 displayed caused tension amongst the other jurors creating careful and adequate (Flouri & Fitsakis, 2007, p.453) deliberations. Juror 8 's circle of influence (Covey, 2013) directly influenced the other jurors’ circle of concern (Covey, 2013) when forcing them to question their thought process. Juror 8 chose a collaborative negotiation (Budjac Corvette, 2007, p. 63) method when deliberating with the other jurors immediately handing down guilty verdicts for the defendant. Furthermore, juror 8 used his ACES to help the other jurors cross the creek (Budjac Corvette, 2007, p.
Every day in our life's we are persuaded to make choices. Persuasion is a very
The book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini illustrates the implementation of reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity. The book identifies these six principles as weapons of influence in aiding with persuasion. The following explains and applies each principle.