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Al Pachino's Use Of Ethos In Any Given Sunday

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In the film "Any Given Sunday," Al Pachino walks into a locker room of disgruntled football players and proceeds to give on of the greatest halftime speeches of all time. Even those simply watching the clip become transfixed and, like the players, may be willing to run through a wall for this man. But what makes this speech so effective, so memorable? By analyzing the use of ethos, logos, and pathos, and distinguishing the type of argument(s), one can learn how Pachino came to deliver not only one of the best movie speeches of all time, but what some consider one of the best motivational ones as well. When on the topic of which argument is used, the argument can be made that this is an argument to convince. An argument to convince differs

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