Every rhetorical situation, appeal and device serves a purpose for the skit and without it it would not have succeeded as it did. They tied together the story of the family not getting along and the little girl coming to the rescue. If the little girl had not been chosen for this role, and it had been an older man, the allure of pathos would not have been there. If family members had not discussed Aunt Cathy's opinions, the story would have had no basis. Every strategy had a purpose. They maneuvered every strategy to show humor on the topic and make it stand out. Rhetorical strategies meet audience standards and fulfill the purpose of putting some humor into a tension-filled atmosphere.