Persuasion is an attempt to influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors. Persuasion began with the Greeks and from then on people began to incorporate it into modern day theories. There are many tactics to use persuasion. After viewing the film "Twelve Angry Men" I noticed that the characters were however using these exact methods that the textbook emphasized on. In their arguments, each juror seeks to influence the position of the rest of the jury members.
The story is based in New York City in 1957 where an 18 year old boy is being put on trial for stabbing his father to death. In the opening scene you hear the judge giving his final instructions to the jury to conclude if the boy is guilty of murder. The judge also informs them that if they come to a guilty decision the boy will be given a mandatory death sentence. The jury then moves to a private room in the courthouse where they decide to take a short break before discussing their decisions. The film makes it seem that during this break you already know that the decision will be guilty and they plan on telling the judge the verdict with little discussion.
During the first vote all except one voted that the boy was guilty. Throughout their arguments, he provides notions that claim the boy's innocence. This is Juror Eight. Out of all the jurors he uses ethos as a persuasive technique successfully. While using this technique, he is able to persuade other characters throughout the film to his side of the argument, allowing for the verdict called upon at the end of the story. Juror Eight is called upon several times to explain his reasoning behind his decision which contradicts the others opinions. Then when stating the facts, juror eight pulled out a knife just like the one that the boy supposedly used to kill his dad. The boy knowing how to use the knife because of the way he was brought up is an example of ethos.
Twelve Angry Men is a very interesting play about an unfortunate young man, who was convicted of killing his dad. ... (The el is a train) I believe Twelve Angry Men situation could happen in the real life, and I am almost certain it has already happened, however I do not know if the jury in the real life had someone as smart and intelligent as #8. ...
The movie "Twelve Angry Men" is a clear example of the consensus value found in the Social Change Model of Leadership. In the movie, twelve men of various backgrounds and preconceptions entered a jury room to decide the fate of a young man accused of murdering his father. ... One by one, the men reveal the motivating factors behind their decision to vote guilty. ... At the conclusion of the movie, the men were able to reach a consensus. ... No one could deny the "possibility" of twelve civil, self-conscious, men to work through their controversy kindly, in congruence with their beliefs, and a ...
"Twelve Angry Men" was written as a tele-play in 1954 by Reginald Rose. This play in time was made into a movie of black and white, and the in color some years after that. The better of the two which was in black and white was created in 1957; directed by Sydney Lumet. The colored version was made i...
"After reading Twelve Angry Men we feel confident in the American legal system." ... Reginald Rose questions her confidence in the American legal system in her play Twelve Angry Men, who have the task of determining a sixteen-year-old boy's fate as an innocent or a murderer. ... All twelve jurors have been brought together to make a decision. ...
The film Twelve Angry Men is an excellent tool to use to elaborate the original play because it provides an alternate visualization about the storyline, and it allows a different perspective from the director's viewpoint. ... The film Twelve Angry Men clears up any confusion that might have been caused by the play and gives a different perspective about the characters and the situations they face. ...
Twelve Angry Men The film Twelve Angry Men, staring Henry Fonda, was based on a jury deciding if an 18-year-old boy was guilty of murdering his own father. The twelve men dispute for hours in a hot jury room, sweating from the frustration of all the debating. ... As an excellent critical thinker and leader he convinces eleven men to change their minds. ... As members would change their minds he would be angry towards them. ... At this point all the men stood up from their chairs, walked away and put their backs towards him. ...
All of the jurors do so in "Twelve Angry Men.... This is not the case in "Twelve Angry Men.... Juror Two shows his personality in "Twelve Angry Men.... The jurors in "Twelve Angry Men" especially do so. ... Every one of the jurors in "Twelve Angry Men" does so....
Twelve Angry Men In the play "Twelve Anger Men" there is a lot of times where the jurors get angry. ... Until the men do not take being in the jury seriously. Number eight get mad in Act to when number three and twelve play a game of tic-tac-toe. ... We know that the he is angry because the word is the bracket say "angry". Number twelve seems to get mad in act one because he doesn't want to be on the jury he just want the jury to convict the boy of murder so they can all go home. ...
