Week 12 Question 3

One thing that I read this week that I found interesting albeit simple was to not use offensive or aggressive language. One would think that it was a given but some people tend to still be aggressive when speaking. The book talks about the language used can spark different emotions. These emotions can be good or bad. If they're bad, the speaker looks bad because of what they said. Language that provokes negative emotions can't be used effectively in a speech. It can damage your credibility with the audience. It's better to just stay neutral and if you're being persuasive, try to stay on the positive side. You will get a better response from the audience. It's sort of a catch more flies with honey that with vinegar. You can teach someone something more easily with being nice than with being rude or obnoxious. Neutral is better, stick to it.