Brandon+P

[] “Inch by Inch” from Any Given Sunday.
 * 1) The purpose of the speech is to bring out the determination and life out of you. It promotes team play – mentioning that you heal now, as a team, or you will die (lose). It implies that what you need to succeed is everywhere around you, but what it really takes is heart. Inches are all around you, but if you’re a half-second too slow or too fast, you miss it.
 * 2) The audience in the movie is the football team he is talking to, but in this particular clip, it is every young athlete that’s ever had aspirations to become great. By formatting it to a Kobe Bryant video, one of the hardest working players in the history of the NBA, and showing his struggles and what he’s faced, it makes it seem like one can do it themselves.
 * 3) Ethos is most prevalent because it repeatedly plays on ‘inches’, which is symbolic of them fighting for every inch they can get. Like in the clip it says “Life is a game of inches. The margin for error is so small, I mean, one half a step too late or two early, and you don’t quite make it. One half a second too slow or two fast and you don’t quite catch it.”
 * 4) This argument is very effective. It draws on the audience to try their hardest – to fight for everything they need. It does use a logical fallacy – appeal to the masses – because it appeals to the people to work as teammates.
 * 5) Honestly, the argument could not have been tweaked anymore. As it is, it is very compelling – making one see that for everything one wants, they have to fight inch by inch for it. It appeals to the emotional side, calling upon the person to dig deep within themselves and find the strength needed to push on.

Implicit Argument: Brandon Pyle