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    The first thing I noticed in the movie 12 angry men was how hot the room was they were in. I wonder if that is intentionally done to raise agitation from the start. The Juror nicknamed “The messenger service guy” was very loud and obnoxious from the get go. He mentioned in the movie how he was estranged with his own son‚ which led me to believe the trial hit him on a personal level that blinded his judgment. He is stubborn and set in his ways‚ he is the hardest to convince that the subject might

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    12 Angry Men” In the Film “12 Angry Men” Aristotelian rhetoric was used by the jury members to make a case for the accused. The eighth juror was the one to shed light on this case. He did so by using two of the three rhetoric styles. Juror eight used Pathos to convince one other jury member by stating that just because he grew up in the slums doesn’t mean the accused did it. He gained the sympathy of the jury member who had come from the same background and made something of himself. The same

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    fair.However‚I agree that a person is innocent until proven guilty Though some people may disagree because of their own personal reasons and prejudice feelings towards the case.One reason why a person should be innocent until proven guilty is because not all witnesses testify the truth or are not completely accurate.As seen in the film”Twelve Anger Men”.The testimony of the old man that lives in the same apartment building with the boy that’s on trail seems to be believable.The old man testified

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    12 angry men is a 1957 film about 12 Jurors deliberating a court case about a murder. This case involves an 18 year boy being accused of killing his father. If these Jurors found the boy guilty he would be sent to the chair also known as a death penalty. When the men enter the blazing hot room they had a break before meeting up‚ then had a vote if the boy is guilty or not. All of the Jurors except one found the defendant guilty. When they realized Juror #8 is against them‚ they get rattled up and

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    Jurors usually depend on facts and evidence in their judgment‚ but in this particular case some jurors  derived their judgment in terms of their own personalities‚ backgrounds‚ prejudices and emotional tilts.  When pride‚ jealousy and frustration all emerge as seen in the movie‚ we see irrational and rational  decision making.  Henry’s influence effectiveness can be summarized in the following points:‐  1‐ In the preliminary vote‚ Henry’s realized that some group members were going along with the  group by voting guilty

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    accordance with solid moral principles” (41) as well as a drive to reach an honest verdict by convincing the group to look at all the possibilities despite the obvious and assumed. Juror 3 would best be classified as an alienated follower as his prejudice against the defendant clouds his judgment‚ placing a bias on why he thinks the boy is guilty. As it turns out‚ his own son that he hasn’t seen for 2 years had grown up challenging his authority and rejecting his morals providing the basis for the

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    himself‚ but was not good at it. 1.1 Doesn’t know much. Doesn’t know how to speak with others well. Lee J. Cobb (Juror 3) Age: Early 50’s Job: Owner of Messenger/Businessman Selfish. Very Unstable. He’s the kind of person who believes he is always right and everything has to be his way. He mentions how kid’s nowadays have no respect. Referring to his son how they got in an argument and his son hit him. You can tell he does see that the boy is not guilty but he still wants him to be guilty.

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    murdering his father. Let’s learn more about Juror 3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose. As soon as the jurors move to the deliberation room‚ Juror 3 begins throwing his influence on the weakest member of the jury‚ Juror 2. Juror 3 is annoyed that it has taken as long as it has‚ as to him‚ the boy is obviously guilty. He is anxious to get the vote out of the way and is shocked when he discovers that there is one juror who sees things differently than he does. He has no sympathy that the defendant is only 19

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    Analysis of 12 Angry Men: a) Stage of group development: The 12 Angry Men provides good examples to demonstrate 4 stages of group dynamics. First stage of Group Dynamics is forming. In this stage‚ members don’t have clear idea and are not sure about their role and responsibilities. When 12 members of jury entered the room to vote‚ they were not clear about their roles. Some of them wanted to vote guilty‚ one person wanted to discuss while some were really not bothered and wanted to leave as soon

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    Juror #5 In the play‚ 12 Angry Men‚ there are 12 jurors in a jury room. All of them are completely different‚ coming from various occupations and backgrounds. Juror #5 stood out among them because of a few things. He was from a very different background than the others. He grew up in the slums‚ just like the teenager being tried in the case. Because of this‚ he would take offense to the rude things the other jurors said about people from the slums. This contributed a lot to him changing his

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