Chapter 1, Activity 2

1) What kind of persona did Randall try to present to each of his three audiences - Brandon, Kim, and Nate?
To Brandon, Randall presented himself as his best pal. To Kim, he presented himself as a guy with smooth pick up lines, hoping to impress her. To Nate, he presented himself as a trustworthy and dependable lab partner

2) What assumptions do you think Randall made about each of the three audiences - Brandon, Kim, and Nate - that led him to make decisions about how to present his case?
Randall assumed that Brandon thought of him as his best bud also, so Randall was more open and honest about his request. With Kim, Randall thought he could win her over with his sweet comments so he opted for flattery. With Nate, Randall knew that he had to be very persuasive and have a good reason for Nate to help him but because of the good history between them, Randall had less problems.

3) What kinds of plea, evidence, or proof did Randall employ with each of the audiences to try to persuade Brandon, Kim, and Nate to lend him the bus fare?
For Brandon, Randall made himself seem very important to the company he works for, hoping Brandon would understand. For Kim, Randall tried to make him self look helpless so Kim would take pity on him and lend him money. For Nate, Randall used his "reliable labpartner" experiance to persuade Nate into lending him the bus fare.

4) What do you think Brandon, Kim, and Nate knew about Randall - his personality, his job, and so on - that led them to react the way they did to his entreaties?
Brandon must've known that Randall was not really reliable and he was just careless, which resulted in him forgetting his bus money. Kim must've known that Randall's flattery was only used when he needed something, so she thought the compliments were false. Nate, remembering that Randall had been very dependable on the lab, assumed that Randall would be reliable once again and lent him the bus fare.