Emily

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The purpose of [|this speech] is obviously to rebuke the recipient, humiliate him in front of his peers and convince him to never disobey the speaker ever again. The audience is the author's son, as well as whoever happened to be within earshot. The most prevalent appeal was ethos, followed by pathos. Ethos relies on the credibility of the author, and there is no doubt in the audience's mind that the author is the complete authority in this situation. Pathos, or appeal to emotions, comes in at a close second, as the author effectively makes use of her son's fear and humiliation. The argument is extremely effective, utilizing such logical fallacies as personal attack, hasty or sweeping generalization and post hoc, ergo propter hoc. The argument could only have been strengthened by the omission of the last sentence.