Rebecca

1 [|The Notebook "What Do You Want"] Watch video from seconds 0:51- 1:42


 * 1) The purpose of this speech is first and foremost to get Allie to do what she truly wants in her life, not what others tell her to do. The underlying purpose is to persuade Allie to choose him instead of Lon.
 * 2) Allie Hamilton is the audience.
 * 3) Noah definitely appeals to ethos, the emotional technique of persuasion. The viewer can tell because he discusses her life in the future, expresses his love for her, and addresses her own emotions.
 * 4) The argument is effective because in the end Allie returns to Noah. Noah uses the either/or fallacy because his argument makes it seem like Allie can either have Noah or Lon, and no third choice.
 * 5) The argument could have been strengthened if he had used some logic because his only techniques were emotional. He completely disregards ethics because the “ethical” choice is for Allie to marry Lon. If Noah had given Allie logical reasons to stay, she might have been more receptive. However, the speech was obviously effective without using logic.