Communication is something people do every day without even thinking about it. People participate in and observe communication, whether it be in their own conversations or through media such as television or movies. For example, The Jersey Shore, a popular television phenomenon among young adults, is full of communication. Although The Jersey Shore often times contains explicit language, these types of arguments and conflicts are similar to those that people have on a day-to-day basis, whether we like it or not.
In order for communication to happen, there must be two different components: a speaker and a listener. The speaker sends their message through a process called encoding. They take their experiences, knowledge, and meanings to form ideas into symbols, otherwise known as words. The message travels through a channel or a medium to the listener. The listener then decodes the symbols sent by the speaker using their own experiences and knowledge to produce a response.
Let’s take a look at how The Jersey Shore cast communicates using the communication model.
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Both Ronnie and Sami are speakers and listeners in this conversation.
From all of their experiences and knowledge of the relationship thus far, they are forming and communicating their ideas of what should be done about their relationship.
GTL (good will, trustworthiness, and logic),
otherwise known as emotions, ethics, and logic are important in their conversation specifically, and in human communication in general. Aristotle called these elements ethos, pathos, and logos - they are the three most key factors in communication and persuasion. When we try to persuade someone, we want to connect with our listener by using emotional appeal to demonstrate our good will and our care, ethic to establish trustworthiness and credibility, and logic to back up our argument.
We hear Sami and Ronnie discussing their emotions and their love for one another.
“I love you, you're my best friend. You’re the only one who makes me laugh, cry, be happy, sad, miserable, excited,” says Sami as she explains her emotions toward Ronnie.
Ronnie then responds with logic, “You say all that stuff to me, but then you don’t show it.” He explains the reasoning and the logic for why their relationship is rocky.
Sami follows up this comment by showing ethos, or credibility.
She honestly admits, “I am not a very sensitive person. I don’t know how to be all lovey-dovey.” She wants Ronnie to trust her – she shows this by showing her vulnerability in admitting her weakness. Sami continues to show ethos by willing to still be friends with Ronnie. We see her putting herself out there and wanting the trust in the relationship to grow stronger, so she makes an effort to keep the relationship (or friendship) alive.
You just saw GTL, or ethos, pathos, and logos in a short two-minute clip of The Jersey Shore.
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