Meghan

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The speaker in this video is Herb Brooks which is coach of the United States of America hockey team. His purpose is to inspire the hockey team and get them pumped up for the game. In this scene of the movie the hockey team is about to face the Soviet Union which is thought to be the best hockey team. USA and the Soviet Union are about to face off in the Olympic games for the gold metal. This hockey team inspired all of America and gave them hope through terrible times.
 * 1. What is the purpose of the speech? Provide a brief statement of context. **

The speech is directed to the men on the United States hockey team.
 * 2. Who is the audience? **

The pathos appeal is most prevalent in this speech. Herb Brooks uses a calm voice but then raises it in order to excite the boys. He refers to how good everyone says the hockey team is in order to get the team roweled up. By doing this the players emotions start rolling which will then get them ready for the game.
 * 3. Which appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) is most prevalent? How do you know? **

Although this speech is not exactly an argument it is effective in that Herb Brooks gets his team ready to play the big game. There were no fallacies used.
 * 4. Is the argument effective? Were any logical fallacies used? **

I do not really feel this argument could have been strengthened anymore. His relationship with the boys is very strong and on a close level so he knows exactly how to get to them. Herb Brooks used a very calm tone at the beginning of the speech but as the speech progresses his tone and the energy in his voice rises.
 * 5. How could the argument have been strengthened? **

**Implicit Argument**


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This youtube video is very modeled after the old spice commercials. Old spice commercials include men talking very fast and at the end people are dazed and confused. This is very similar because at the end of this video people who are watching don't very well understand anything except that it was about the president. This piece overviews all of what Obama has done and the decisions he makes. It also includes his opinions on very controversial topics. Issues like government spending and the united states deficit are included. The clip is comical because issues that are big are compared to his big bicep. The effect of actions taken by the government are said to be have an effect that is as little as the nail on his pinky finger. This clip contains a lot of information but it is very light humored.