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Jack Nicholson's Trial

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Trials have been around now for several thousand years and every time there is a defendant and a prosecutor. When a military official is on trial the case seems to be even direr. In this case, there is a military official on trial (Jack Nicholson) and a military prosecutor (Tom Cruise.) Jack Nicholson is on trial facing accusations he gave a “code red” –which means to kill- to have one of his lower officers killed. After an intense series of questions, Jack Nicholson finally admits to his crime, but not until he explains all the hardships he faces when doing his job. In his incredible speech in he uses ethos, logos, and pathos to get his point across to Tom Cruise and also the jury. In his remarkable speech, Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson)

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