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Heinrich says that when you want to change someone's mood, you should tell a story. This makes perfect sense. For the past few days, I have been watching Dexter the TV series. I have watched probably 15 episodes in 3 days. I'm hooked. Anyways, Dexter has some issues. He doesn't want other people to know about his thoughts and what he does in his spare time. One of the detectives that works with him always seems to know something is wrong with Dexter. Dexter always has to change the subject to get this detective off his case. In one episode I watched today, Dexter was about to get caught by this detective. He stopped what he was doing, and when he was asked why his apartment looked so messy, he said that he had lost his remote. The detective didn't seem to believe him. He then went into a story about how he couldn't find it, and what was happening. This seemed to have him convinced. Dexter is very good at using pathos, logos, and ethos to deter any suspicion. He knows how to persuade people and how to convince them that he is just a normal guy. He uses these tactics very well.