This past Sunday my pastor did a sermon called “A Resilient Follower.” The sermon was based off of 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13. It talked about a time of great anticipation and of 3 wishes and two prayers that Paul had for the members of the church of Thessalonica. My pastor introduced these separately so that the congregation could track easily. He laid out each point and verses that went with it. During the presentation he looked throughout the crowd and used his hands effectively. He mentioned members of the congregation and the occupations that they had when referring to a wall being weak or strong. My pastor used the podium on stage for power rather than hiding behind it. He seemed casual in his delivery but also had an important message. He used his volume well and was very keen on keeping the audience involved. His organization helped the audience along. He used a relatable style and his delivery was good as well.
While browsing on Google I found an old advertisement. The ad was for Lustre-Crème Shampoo. It featured Marilyn Monroe, known for her beauteous looks and her parts in different movies. One of her movies was Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Lustre-Crème was attempting to sell their shampoo through the use of fallacies. By saying that Marilyn Monroe that tells you nothing about the actual product: it simply attracts you to the pretty face in the picture. Using this as an argument of why someone should buy your product is quite illogical. Just because Marilyn Monroe uses it doesn’t provide assurance of its abilities. They attempt using snob appeal by trying to make the audience believe that they could be like Marilyn Monroe if they use the same product as her. They use appeal to illegitimate authority by using Marilyn Monroe to promote their product. Although she herself is a customer, this is still rather irrelevant. She herself has no type of expertise in hair products and knows nothing that
I like how he broke things down for the audience making it easier to follow. Organization matters a lot these days.
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