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When thinking about one�fs own rhetoric, it is interesting to note the many ways in which one interacts with the audience, make connections, and form that relationship that is crucial to one�fs success. For example, when I make a presentation, standing up in front of all the classmates in Rhetoric class, I am also trying to make that very same connection. Ethos plays a large role when speaking before an audience. Right at the very moment of speaking to the audience, I am forming ethos with the classmates and professor because I am speaking about a particular area we share interest.
To be an effective speaker, Michael J. Hyde (2004) stated that speakers must �gunderstand human character and goodness in their various forms.�h (Hyde 38) By using ethos as a connecting line, a bridge forms between the speaker and the audience. This bridge is one of understanding and relation. Hyde further explains that �gdetermining the audience�fs beliefs is the key to successful adaptation in......

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