When asked about pain, what first comes to mind? Memory of a broken bone, a stubbed toe, or a migraine? What about a heart break? Weirdly enough, most don’t consider emotional pain is real pain until it is it happening to themselves. Matthew Lieberman thinks otherwise, he believes emotional pain can be just as painful as physical pain and just as useful. Within the article Matthew Lieberman started with a personal example within his family which used emotional appeal, then continued with examples proving his point with experiments that showed the logic behind his science, and concluded by giving advice to the audience seeming to try to motivate them yet seemed to weaken his credibility. Matthew Lieberman is a fifteen-year veteran in the field …show more content…
Knowing that, it makes sense that he used so many different experiments and examples of proof that his theory is correct and is important. The experiments he describes are all his own which shows that he, not only is trying to prove a point but, had enough motivation and drive for this to test it himself. Not only does he use experiments but also everyday examples that even somebody with a limited background in science can understand. Lieberman also uses drug facts to prove the medicine used to help with physical pain has the same effect on emotional pain supporting his article. As another aspect to prove his overall point he spoke of when France implemented a social learning where students taught other students material that worked excellently until they stopped the program. This example shows and actual implementation of what he is trying to get people to see. Lieberman used all these sources not only to strengthen his argument and to uses logos on the audience but also to strengthen his credibility by proving he has done his research and has a personal desire to get his message out. Starting the article, Lieberman uses a personal example from his past. He explains that his grandmother and grandfather were happily married for several years. They were both wonderful people, according to him, until unfortunately his grandfather died. He describes the events that follow by …show more content…
As previously stated, Matthew Lieberman has been a neuroscientist for fifteen years and he presented some of his experiments he did to prove his claim. This boosted the credibility because the audience is inclined to listen to someone who actually knows what they are speaking of and also someone who does this for a living. After establishing a good line of credibility, Lieberman engages that audience by not only giving scientific evidence, which could bore some, but also uses extreme examples from the real world that give a more interesting side to the story. If his multiple years of experience did not prove his credibility for the topic than the examples, background, and personal experiments surely