In this blog post I will be giving a summary based on the film Where to Invade Next by Michael Moore. I will also be responding to numerous questions surrounding the primary topic. My own personal rhetorical analysis of the film will answer my thoughts on Michael Moore’s use of ethos, logos, pathos, telos and kairos. In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore visits various countries to examine how Europeans view work, education, health care, sex, equality, and other issues. Michael Moore is an American man who explores multiple countries in search for answers on how the United States could improve their own prospects. He “invades” places such as Italy, France, Finland, Tunisia, Slovenia, Germany, Iceland, Portugal, and Norway. During his travels, he speaks to average labor workers, employees of large corporations, teachers, and even leaders. He seeks answers to major dilemmas and downfalls that America deals with. In search for these great ideas, in the end he comes to the conclusion that many of these countries get their inspiration from America! Unfortunately, though America doesn’t take advantage and utilize these successful concepts. Michael Moore establishes ethos by physically visiting these countries and speaking to a wide variety of credible people who reside there. He has conversations with leaders and even CEO’s of large corporations. For example, he met with the CEO of Ducati, Claudio Dominicali. In addition, he speaks with the Finnish Minister of Education, Krista Kiuru from Finland, prison wards, and world leaders. Michael brings awareness to each culture, and visually shows us the dramatic differences of each way of life. Michael Moore uses logos by revealing expert testimonies, facts, and statistics. He mentions that 80% of American prisoners are rearrested within 5 years whereas only 20% of Norwegian prisoners are rearrested. Another example is that Finland is ranked #1 on the Global Education Rank and America is ranked #29 on the list! We explore the free educational system in Slovenia and the legalization of drugs to stop crime in Portugal. Michael Moore appeals to pathos by incorporating personal testimonies and audio tracks. When he speaks to the French chef, he shows him and the audience images of American food compared to what he serves to their students and it’s appalling. Through the use of comedic and various audio tracks he sheds light in a different and unique aspect. Michael Moore’s telos is to enlighten the American people, and how the United States can learn from other nations trials and errors. Turns out the solutions to America’s problems already exist and were even created in the United States, but they’re just waiting to be co-opted. The film discusses America’s social problems and explores great ideas that other nations have adopted. The kairos of this film is that it took place before the 2017 presidential election and he explored issues we are currently still facing. Bernie Sanders advocated for higher taxes, better wages and conditions for workers, even free college education and in the film prior to his campaign these same policies were highlighted.
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