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The Power of Language (Language Shapes Attitude (Credibility (Using…

- - - - Dr. Fox: He managed to completely BS through an academic seminar, and even ended it with the professional attendees giving back glowing surveys, all by speaking well and using good language.
      - Research: An academic essay that is long winded but possesses long and complex words and sentences will perform better than the same essay written with short and clear words and sentences.
  - - - Research suggests that the phonetics of someone's name affects the way people regard someone. Names that were simple, rhythmic, and easily pronounced won more elections compared to names that didn't.
      - Names can also affect a child's personal identity. For example, naming a child after a family member may create a connection with the namesake.
      - Names can also be a cultural statement. For example, more African-Americans are naming their babies distinctly "Black" names than before in a show of cultural solidarity.
  - - - For example: Speakers of "Black English" are viewed as less intelligent than speakers of "Standard English"
- - - - For example: Hedging or Hesitating is a sign of powerless speech.
      - Powerful speech may not always be good, however. Depends on context, just like nearly everything else in this class.