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media type="custom" key="25159078" 1. What is the purpose of the speech? Provide a brief statement of context. The purpose of the speech was to get the football players motivated, to move on from the past and use the deaths of their friends, former players that died in a plane crash, as an incentive to work harder. The coach also wants his players to look at the outcome of the game as a success, even if the scoreboard says otherwise. 2. Who is the audience? The audience is the football players, and indirectly toward the other coach. 3. Which appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) is most prevalent? How do you know? The speaker uses pathos, you know this because he appeals to their emotions. 4. Is the argument effective? Were any logical fallacies used? The argument was effective, they were able to win the game. There were no logical fallacies. 5. How could the argument have been strengthened? If the Speaker had used more of a logical appeal, the speech could better apply to the people watching the movie, even if they had never lost loved ones.