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Chapter 9 blog post

In Chapter 9, we began talking about the third support for someone’s claim, which is credibility. Credibility is the quality of being trusted or believed in by someone else. It could benefit in arguments in many ways, for instance the value of being credible in an argument makes it easier for you to get your point across in an argument and persuade the other side while using less evidence or grounds to back up your claim. You cant make yourself credible. Credibility comes from other’s perception of you. Credibility has five demensions that are identifiable in itself. The first two are competence and trustworthiness, which could mean a person is reliable and honest. Those things make you more and more credible. The next two are good will and dynamism. Which is an example of a person who friendly and has enthusiasm. This relates to being credible because it shows how you could get along with others and get that perception of a good person that cares and that helps with people believing in you as well. Finally, the last one is homophily. Homophily is the degree of similarity you perceive between yourself and the person making the argument. Out of those five demensions I think the most important one is competence and trustworthiness. Because those two kind of make up what being credible is. And without those no one would even think to believe in you.

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