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"O' Brother Where Art Thou?"

1. The purpose of the speech made by Homer Stokes is to convince the audience that the "Saggy- Bottom" boys are criminals. Earlier in the movie, the boys interrupted a KKK ritual to save their friend.

2. The audience of the speech is the audience of the rally the in which the Saggy Bottom Boys are performing.

3. The appeal is mostly ethical appeal or ethos. Homer claims that the Saggy Bottom boys aren't white. He bases the credibility of their claims on the color of their skin. In that time, skin color was a major issue in society. Although African Americans were free, they still were treated as second class citizens.

4. No, the argument was not effective. In fact, it was so ineffective that Homer was thrown out of the ceremony. Homer called the boys 'miscreants' and 'fugitives'. This is ad homenim.

5. This argument could have been strengthened by Homer using an actual argument.