Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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If an officer of the law were to pull me over, of course I would try to get out the ticket. I would make up some excuse like "please do not give me a ticket because I just found out my wife cheated on me." Appealing to emotion or pity would be the most effective strategy for avoiding the ticket. No person should try to appeal to fear with an officer of the law. Nothing really scares an officer of the law, and it is not really a good idea to try to scare the officer into doing something, like not giving out a ticket. Hopefully, the officer would understand be sympathetic to my situation of my wife cheating on me. "See officer that is why I was speeding. I had to go home and confront my wife. Plus, I was angry so my driving was a little fast."
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This is a great example of appeal to emotion that I found funny as well. I like how you pointed out that most law enforcement officers have nothing to fear, which is true. Definitely using a dramatic experience such as a significant other, such as a wife or husband will hopefully get you out of a ticket. There’s the mix of emotional frustration and it’s relevant to why you are speeding, so there is an appeal to emotion. I’m not sure if police officers would accept the excuse as to why you are speeding, but I guess it depends on the officer as well because as you mentioned, they are very tough!
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