In the TedTalk, “Looks aren’t everything”. Believe me, I’m a model,” Cameron Russell speaks on the many assumptions made about her derived from how she looks. She also displays a multitude of images with herself on French Vogue, modeling Chanel and Victoria’s Secret, and then she displays some images with herself on a regular day. The images drastically contrast with each other. Russell’s argument is that people should not worry so much about their appearance as their image is superficial. In her argument, she reveals the reality of modeling and the fact that even models are edited or changed. Ultimately, the TedTalk is rhetorically effective because of its use of pathos by relating to the audience’s feelings concerning insecurity and self-positivity. …show more content…
Russell uses her benefits as a way to show her audience the unfairness that grows from her being the American standard: Tall, white, pretty and slender. It is overall reliable for anyone learning about the modeling industry and the power of image because she establishes a more comfortable atmosphere by humanizing herself to seem more like a regular person.

Ted Talk’s rhetorical effectiveness is significantly increased due to the fact that she is a credible person and more specifically, an experienced 10-year model. Russell completely understands that she is treated with far more compassion than others because she won a “genetic lottery” (Russell). Russell’s outfit change is a clear example of this as she is first dressed in a tight bodycon dress which exposes the contours of her body and only a few seconds later, she covers it with loose, modest clothing. She was able to change the audience’s impression of her in just 10 seconds. The outfit change in itself is relevant to the audience because we, as humans, see fashion as a window to a person. People often judge others by