Even though using long words, complex sentences, or metaphors could make the writing better for some audience. However, a large number of audience would prefer a simple or graphical writing which would help them to understand complex ideas in shorter time.…
Moore’s writing successfully implements rhetorical appeal on many levels. It provides logos, or informational appeal by citing specific example to support each argument. He clearly provided evidence to provide and lend credibility to his arguments. Persuaded by his perspective, I found myself believing his statements that nuclear energy might not be such a bad thing because his arguments were incredibly effective. Pathos is achieved when the writer appeals to the emotions within the reader by painting a vivid picture discussing the dangers of nuclear reactors and the fear created by a hypothetical meltdown. Furthermore, the author gains credibility by stating how drastically his views have changed through the years. He also lends trustworthiness…
In the documentary Sicko, Michael Moore exposes the dysfunctional North American healthcare system. His documentary focuses on the corruption, the political agenda, and comparing the American healthcare systems compared to others. Moore informs American audiences of the true motives behind the billion dollar industry that is the health care system.…
An inherent quality all humans share, is the ability to recognize society and the effects we have on the communities around us, and while we all have different interpretations of what is wrong and what’s not, it’s crucial to acknowledge that your own beliefs may sometimes be misleading or contradictory, urging readers to always take a step back and review the evidence before making a judgement. In “The Final Patient”, Remen utilizes an anecdote, from her own life, to symbolize a much larger societal problem within our healthcare’s structure. Impressively, Remen effectively uses a variety writing techniques to portray a terrifying example of structural violence, which is much more common than is acceptable in a moral society. Remen’s example…
One unethical issue that I saw in the film was that the patients that were being used for the…
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is currently the reason for any alterations in the healthcare system. Within the ACA, there is emphasizes in the approach to the delivery of healthcare that a health professional and company be more patient-centered to improve future care. (Millenson & Macri, 2012) With the examples that were provided in the book, it goes to show as to why this is becoming part of the reform. Imagine how many people we can save from the financial and physical burdens by preventative healthcare and health promotion programs. If we improve the healthcare system by making it more compassionate, we can provide a better environment for patients to want to feel engaged and be educated on what they have to do to improve their health. Although this change in health care does presume its complexities, it is extremely necessary. Abraham uses this book as a way to empower they way health care is comprehended in…
After watching Michael Moore’s controversial documentary Sicko and reading “The Nanny State” I felt that America was in big trouble as far as health care is concerned. Not only does Moore expose how bad our healthcare system actually is, he takes it the next step further by exploring how to fix it and he does that by going to other countries who have already done just that. It’s impossible not to relate to it, since it’s a movie about common fears we all face.…
“Escape Fire” has given me a new perspective on the current healthcare system we have. Within the movie, there was one major theme that strongly stuck with me: the current healthcare system pays more to get less.…
In “Sicko,” about which aspect of the American healthcare system does Moore make the most compelling argument for change? What specific policy changes (including funding structure) would have to be enacted in order to effect such change?…
Many times we hear things through media and don't actually listen to what they may say. When people hear something through mass media, they don't realize that there is a person's point of view stated in the story. And many times what people don't see is that there is no such thing as an objective point of view. This is called Rhetoric; when someone states their point of view using words that either sway an audiences opinions one way or another. Rhetoric can be found in many places such as a T.V add or a commercial, magazine articles and advertisements, the news, and even radio commercials.…
The machines were beeping and there were pools of blood beside the woman. She was laying in the middle of the floor but nothing could be done. The victim was on the television. The incident wasn’t real, but the experience was undeniable. Medical dramas have become so realistic, that we often blur the line between what is real and what is fictional. On television, hospitals experience abundant traumas, rarely experience death, and doctors are glorified as heroes, whereas in reality it is not as dramatic.…
References: Armstrong, D., & Caldwell, D. (2004). Origins of the concept of quality of life in health…
being fragmented and inefficient by using anecdotes to illustrate the plight of the 46 million Americans without health insurance and also to address the wider concerns about the kind of care that the insured get. The film also compares the non-universal and for-profit U.S. system with publicly funded health systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba.…
Moore uses a few statistics to expose how bad America’s health care is. “Fifty million Americans do not have health insurance and 18,000 of them will die in one year.” This is one of the first things stated in the movie. Moore gives a statistic that shows that something is not adding up with America’s health care. The statistics that Moore uses is very good because the movie is not loaded with a lot of stats, but just enough that will prove his argument. Another stat that the audience might think was very good was “health care programs spent over 100 million dollars to beat Hilary and her view of socialized health care”. This quote is very effective because it displays that health companies will do anything in their power to save a dollar. Moore’s use of statistics provides the logos of the argument. Where Moore uses Logos effectively he hurts it at points in the documentary for example when ever he provide statistics are facts regarding another countries health care, he provides a family who is prospering. This is all well and good but the majority audience is middle to lower class citizens and Moore is only showing upper class citizens. It seems if he is manipulating the facts in order to persuade audience members into believing universal health care is full proof. Moore’s most important use of logos is at the very end of the film where he came back…
Sicko is a documentary movie that investigates health care in the United States which focus on the people who are covered by their health insurance and others who are not covered at all . The film show the difference between the United States health insurance system with the universal health care systems of Canada the United Kingdom, France and Cuba .…