"Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!"
-Aragorn (The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King)
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1. ARGUMENT/ENTHYMEME – If you choose to fight today then we will win because fighting is harder to do than giving in to the temptations that the other side gives you.
2. AUDIENCE – The men that are standing at the gate, (Sons of Gondor and Rohan) willing to give their lives for the fight of good vs. evil.
3. GOAL – Aragorn is trying his hardest to keep his men from being afraid so they will give their all in battle and won't be afraid to fight.
4. HOW THE ARGUMENT IS MADE - ethos, pathos, logos; sufficient, typical, accurate, relevant...
Logos - Aragorn is an innate leader, the son of Kings and Leaders of all different races. Once people are aware of his lineage, they have the utmost respect for him.
Pathos & Relevant - Aragorn recognizes that his fighters know that men falter and aren't always reliable. Evil is ubiquitous and abundant, but if they fight it, it will not win.
5. WAS THE SPEECH EFFECTIVE – The speech was definitely effective. These men continued on to fight a victorious battle, and I believe they understood the importance of fighting for what is right and good and what they believed in after listening to Aragorn and fighting in this battle.
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