Ethos + representation

The transcript discusses how photo dumps are connected to credibility and representation. Influencers use photo dumps to show a more genuine and relatable side of themselves, even though they choose which photos to include. This means that while photo dumps may appear authentic, they are still a curated version of reality chosen by the influencer. In essence, photo dumps do not always reveal the most genuine side but rather a representation chosen by the creator. So, photo dumps connect perfectly to echos. Aristotle explains echos to be a persuasive appeal, essentially, based off of someone's credibility. So when an influencer, let's say, posts a photo dump, they're posting it in a way where they can see more genuine, more relatable, more raw, more real side of them, because it looks more polished. But the only thing is, behind these photo dumps is the creator still having the ability to choose which photos they get to add to his collection. And this also relates to the idea of representation just because even if the post seems semi-messy or not edited in a perfect way, it's still a version of reality that the influencer gets to choose and share. So basically, in other words, I would say that photo dumps don't show the most genuine, authentic side. It's more so something that they get to choose to represent.