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 * Col. Miles Quaritch Delivers Old School Brief on "Pandora Rules" **


 * 1) //What is the purpose of the speech? Provide a brief statement of context.//
 * 2) //Who is the audience?//
 * 3) //Which appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) is most prevalent? How do you know?//
 * 4) //Is the argument effective? Were any logical fallacies used?//
 * 5) //How could the argument have been strengthened?//


 * 1) The purpose of this speech is to make the men who just arrived on the planet of Pandora to understand just how dangerous it is so they will follow the rules. Colonel Quaritch wants them to be aware of all the hazards so they won't do anything stupid and get themselves hurt or killed.
 * 2) The audience is the men who are new to Pandora.
 * 3) Pathos is most prevalent because Colonel Quaritch is trying to scare them into beng careful and following the rules by convincing them that they are in mortal danger. He tells about all the creatures that want to "kill you and eat your eyes for jujubes" and the Na'vi with their "arrows dipped in a neurotoxin that will stop your heart in one minute." He also says that not everyone will survive.
 * 4) The argument is effective because it is supported by reasons and examples such as the dangerous creatures and humanoids. Colonel Quaritch is very blunt and straightforward. Hasty Generalization was used in the statement that "every living thing that crawls, flies, or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for jujubes." It is unlikely that just because there are some vicious creatures on Pandora, all of the animals are like that.
 * 5) The argument could have been strengthened if Colonel Quaritch had provided some examples of dangerous creatures and people who had been hurt or killed on Pandora. He also could have explained the rules and told why they were important.