Nicole



The purpose of this speech is to motivate and inspire the graduates of Harvard to be the best people they can possibly be, both inside the courtroom and outside in the real world. The speaker claims that it is impossible to be successful in life without passion.
 * 1) What is the purpose of the speech? Provide a brief statement of context.

The audience is the graduates of Harvard Law School class of 2004 and thier families. The speaker uses pathos more than anything in her persuading speech. She attempts to pull on the heartstrings of the graduates to convince them that passion is needed both in thier bobs and in everday life.
 * 1) Who is the audience?
 * 1) Which appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) is most prevalent? How do you know?

The speaker uses a hasty generalization whenever she claims that passion is the number one key to succeeding in life. While passion may motivate some people to do what they do, there are other motivations as well (money, ect.)
 * 1) Is the argument effective? Were any logical fallacies used?
 * 1) How could the argument have been strengthened?
 * 2) Stories of famous people chould have been used, like how passion has helped them to succeed in life.