RA: The Gym

I walked into the Gym and they introduced me to someone who's responsibility it was to convince me to join. He wasn’t really what I expected. He wasn’t very pushy, and he seemed interested in the things I was interested in. Unfortunately for him, I was skeptical because I was doing a rhetorical analysis on his methods of persuasion. He was pretty direct; he showed me around the gym and had me try out some of the equipment. He wasn’t hounding me for my number and was cutting the prices. He looked online for some places in London where I’d be able to use their facilities. He related and referenced his schooling at BYU and talked briefly about his mission after he probed for some subtle hints of my schooling and religion. He actually did a really great job. I was surprised. At the very end he had to go ask his manager some questions because, he confided in me, he was pretty new at this. His manager came in and completely undid everything. He first talked about the marathons in the sand with his gear on that he had to do every day when he was in the marines. He told me that this was the first person’s first time. He told me what a great deal I was getting and that it would only be for this day. He offered a free class that day. The first guy sold me the most; he seemed more real. The second guy made me want to leave the Gym as soon as I could.