Thank You For Arguing Chapter 5

                           When in an argument, one commonly used method is ethos. Ethos is the use of character or position of power to sway your audience. This method is a great example of "survival of the fittest", as it displays that if one radiates a sense of authority, then they are much more likely to be taken seriously and have their point put across. The act of putting on this sense of authority is known a decorum. Everybody uses decorum to some degree in their every day life. after all, you would not expect to prove a point to your boss with a sloppy haircut and sweatpants, no matter how right you were. Decorum can also be in the way we talk, too. Many people use political correctness to show respect and to seem much more scholarly. This is the key to getting people to like you, which happens to be the name of this chapter. You must give off a sense power and kindness if you want people to like and, in return, listen to what you have to say and take your point seriously in an argument. If you show that you respect a person and that you do not mess around, you will also give off a sense of stability and trust to your audience.