terms coined by greek philosopher aristotle to describe the three modes of persuasion: the appeal to authority, the emotional appeal, and the appeal dictated by reasoning
“persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech was so spoken as to make us think him credible. secondly, persuasion may come through the hearers, when the speech stirs their emotions. thirdly, persuasion is effected through the speech itself when we have proved a truth or an apparent truth by means of the persuasive arguments suitable to the case in question.”
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sometimes I stop
and I watch the way the sky fills with color
the way the light slowly fades into darkness
and my mind turns to you
to the one who is all fire and fight, all love and longing
and I wish I could properly describe it
the depth of how much my heart is crafted out of you
how your touch gentles the storm raging inside of me
how your voice silences the doubts that take hold of my mind
and the way you look at me, wow, it’s something
as though I’m beautiful and worthy, things I never believed before
it’s better than watching the sunrise after centuries of darkness
so it’s you I’ll savor by Abby S (via fireandsteelofangels)
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People are icebergs, with just a bit you can see and loads you can’t.
David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks
(via wordsnquotes)
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“Ghetto is nothing but creativity that hasn’t been stolen yet.”
- Writer, Nezarial Scott, on the hypocritical commercialization and commodification of Black American fashion, vernacular, slang, culture, and livelihood.
http://www.flare.com/beauty/issa-rae-interview-black-girl-magic/
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all i want for christmas is
the government to listen to the people not big corporations
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“Were you worried about me?”
“Of course I was.”
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Hey, you know what sounds cool to do? Saving Net Neutrality, reblog if you agree
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team deserved way fuckin better!
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Michonne: “I keep hearing this siren”
She literally has an alarm going off in her head when Rick and Carl are gone, I’m done
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Fun fact
Native Americans weren’t allowed US citizenship until 1924.
Let that sink in. We lived here first…for thousands of years. And less than a hundred years ago we were finally given citizenship.
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