The concept that I liked the most was appeal to vanity because most humor movies have some in it. The appeal to vanity is appealing to what you feel proud of. For example, appealing to vanity would be going to a teacher and saying that you think you (the student) deserve an “A” in class because he or she is a great teacher. The reason the student is giving has nothing to do with class but they are appealing to the teachers teaching skills. In school we all remember “the teacher’s pet”, or maybe you were “the teacher’s pet” a nickname placed on the student that could try so hard to connect to the teacher by saying he or she was the best teacher they had ever had or they would simply compliment anything the teacher did. “The teacher’s pet” had a great understanding of how to appeal to the teacher’s vanity. Like in humor movies there is always the girl flirting with the security guard trying to distract the guard from noticing the people breaking into the building. They normally appeal to vanity by pointing out how strong they look or smart. I think appeal to vanity can be great to deal with.
Hey Mely, great post on vanity and how the subject pertains to the real world. It was interesting comparing your concept to the one I reviewed as yours was very positive and my subject, appeal to spite, which has a very negative connotation. The example you provided was very common situation which helped the explanation that much more. Additionally the formatting you used in your blog to highlight the primary concepts was an excellent learning tool. Overall this was a well written summary of the appeal to vanity concept, which I now have a much better understanding of thanks to you.
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