Entry #4. Capitalism by Moore.

In the film Capitalism: A love Story by Michael Moore there were several recognizable rhetorical elements. The audience for this film were all  people who live in the U.S. and are interested in the big events that had occurred and were occurring, for all of the situations discussed all took place in the U.S. The purpose of the film was to inform and alert that capitalism could seem good at first, but it leads to disaster not too much farther down the path. The tone and voice varied throughout the film; the tone at times was serious and informative, when the facts and testimonies were being given and others a little more jokingly, while staying to the point. For example, when he went to the banks to make a "citizens arrest" of all of the directors, etc. of the banks and surrounding the banks with "crime scene" tape, Moore was still portraying the negativity that had happened and with his actions showing that they were serious matters. As well as the audience seeing the actions of those who were in the banks and their reactions, which were to get Moore to leave as quickly as possible.

 Expanding on the rhetoric Moore used throughout his film was negativity towards capitalism. Capitalism left people homeless, unemployed, robbed, and endlessly upset by certain people or companies who were a higher authority. Pathos was mostly and very strongly used in the film. Every instance used had emotional appeal, including the specific words portraying the negativity. Logos was also included with the information given through the interviews showed, which strengthened ethos.