Examples Of Ethos In Fahrenheit 9/11

The film maker, Michael Moore, of Fahrenheit 9/11 uses pathos, ethos, and logos as tools to effectively persuade the audience to believe that the Bush’s Administration was corrupt. Michael Moore, a left-wing political crusader, is an American filmmaker. Known for his thought-provoking and unscripted documentaries, Moore takes risks and asks the questions that everyone wants the answers to. Moore is an amazing political commentator and knows exactly how to use the art of language, film, and facts to persuade his audience and to get them to follow in his lead. Released in 2004, Fahrenheit 9/11 is a documentary directed and produced by Moore. This film is a great example of how Moore uses Aristotle’s three appeals pathos, logos, and ethos to

This is the second appeal, ethos, a form of persuasion used by Moore to show that he is a fair and knowledge man. Ethos is all about being credible; presenting oneself as a trustworthy person to convince an audience and make an argument applicable; or to show that another person is not credible by using manipulation. When using ethos, the speaker’s character is really revealed and observed by the audience. It is important to have ethos when making a claim or assuring an argument. In the film, Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore made sure to use ethos so that’s his audience would be persuaded to believe his theories. Moore wanted his audience to see how credible his information was and to let them know that he was a trustworthy person; in this case, he wanted the audience to believe he was more trustworthy than President George W. Bush and his Administration. To show that Moore was a credible source and to question Bush’s character, Moore used real footage of Bush and the events that was touched upon. He showed the footage of the time when Bush was first told about the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. This footage showed Bush’s reaction; really Bush did not react and instead continued to read to a class that he was visiting

Moore’s first valid point made was about the controversy surrounding Bush’s election, and his win over his opponent, Al Gore. Moore believes that the sole reason for Bush’s win was due to his help from his political allies along with the help from his friends and family. Moore first presents that Al Gore was initially said to have been the winner over Florida, but then Fox News reporter, John Ellis, Bush’s first cousin and the main in charge of the decision desk that night, called the election in favor of Bush. Moore then discusses the other reason for why Bush won the election. Moore’s reasons were that Bush’s brother was the former Governor of Florida, the state in questions and the place that the election controversy was at its most heightened. Also, Bush’s chairman of his campaign tabulated the votes and it is a fact that her state hired a company that knocked the votes of African Americans off the record. Moore then touches on the details about the numerous independent investigations that were held and revealed that Gore was the true winner of this election. Stated in the film, Fahrenheit 9/11, “Even if numerous investigations prove that Gore got the most votes, it won’t matter, just as long as all your daddy’s friends on the