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__**Collin Falloway -- Charlie Chaplin: The Greatest Speech Ever Made**__

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 * __ What is the purpose of the speech? Provide a brief statement of context. __**

The purpose of this speech is comedy in the context of the film. Charlie Chaplin plays the "dictator" and a Jew in the film (the dictator naturally hates Jewish people because the film is a satire of Nazism), and because of their similar appearances the Jew and the dictator get mixed up, and the Jew is forced to give a speech in front of the entire nation. Throughout the movie, the Jew doesn't really say much of anything, let alone anything so profound, and that is why this speech is funny because it is the exact opposite.


 * __ Who is the audience? __**

The audience is the entire nation in the movie, which is a satire of Nazi Germany.

__** Which appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) is most prevalent? How do you know? **__

Pathos is most prevalent in the speech because it appeals to our deepest human emotions. That sense of belonging and that sense of empathy that all human beings feel towards one another, and the goal we all strive for as one, the goal of a better world.

__** Is the argument effective? Were any logical fallacies used? **__

While it is a very effective argument, it is clear that it is very one sided. Chaplin talks about how our "cleverness has made us hard and unkind" and wants to go back to the time when he believes humans were kind, known as the "Golden Age" logical fallacy.


 * __ How could the argument have been strengthened? __**

He could have provided an actual theory as to how the world could be improved, not just goals with no action plan.