A selfie shows good character when the picture, as utterance, participates mostly in epideictic discourse. Epideictic discourse praises people and events in the present. This kind of selfie shows the author’s good nature. Often, the author is portrayed smiling, hanging out with friends, showing a positive character, and so on. The authors of these selfies want to convince the audience of their good character.

 

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