Movie Analysis: Thank You for Smoking
Sarah Luna
Hcom 100
Application 2
Thank You for Smoking In Hcom 100, Professor Zamora showed the movie called “Thank You for Smoking”. This movie had many examples relating to the terms ethos, logos, and pathos, which were also taught in class. There are people who tend to believe people whom they respect this concept goes under the theme ethos. The Greek character for ethos refers to the credibility of the writer or speaker. In other words it is the amount of respectability of the person that determines whether they are heard or not. The next term is logos, which is the means of persuading by the use of reasoning. Logos refers to the internal consistency of the message. This usually means the clarity of the claim, the logic of its reasons, and the effectiveness of its supporting evidence. Pathos on the other hand is often associated with an emotional appeal. The term means persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions. All these terms are were used by Nick Naylor in the movie “Thank You for Smoking”. He was able to use all three of these terms very well. For example when he uses the statement “Michael Jordan plays ball, Charles Manson kills people, and I talk everyone has a talent.” In this statement he was able to use logos. Nick Naylor was able to explain why he was give reasoning to why he was good at what he does without actually. The next example also has to do with logos. Nick Naylor in the movie is explaining to his son how being right in an argument doesn’t necessarily mean he has to be right, he has to just convince the audience that the other person is wrong. “..If it is your job to be right, then you’re never wrong.” He uses the example of ice cream and the goal was to defend vanilla ice cream, he then says “well, i need more than chocolate. And for that matter, I need more than vanilla. I believe that we need freedom and choice when it comes to our ice cream, and that, Joey Naylor, that is the definition of liberty.” In this example his
Hcom 100
Application 2
Thank You for Smoking In Hcom 100, Professor Zamora showed the movie called “Thank You for Smoking”. This movie had many examples relating to the terms ethos, logos, and pathos, which were also taught in class. There are people who tend to believe people whom they respect this concept goes under the theme ethos. The Greek character for ethos refers to the credibility of the writer or speaker. In other words it is the amount of respectability of the person that determines whether they are heard or not. The next term is logos, which is the means of persuading by the use of reasoning. Logos refers to the internal consistency of the message. This usually means the clarity of the claim, the logic of its reasons, and the effectiveness of its supporting evidence. Pathos on the other hand is often associated with an emotional appeal. The term means persuading by appealing to the reader’s emotions. All these terms are were used by Nick Naylor in the movie “Thank You for Smoking”. He was able to use all three of these terms very well. For example when he uses the statement “Michael Jordan plays ball, Charles Manson kills people, and I talk everyone has a talent.” In this statement he was able to use logos. Nick Naylor was able to explain why he was give reasoning to why he was good at what he does without actually. The next example also has to do with logos. Nick Naylor in the movie is explaining to his son how being right in an argument doesn’t necessarily mean he has to be right, he has to just convince the audience that the other person is wrong. “..If it is your job to be right, then you’re never wrong.” He uses the example of ice cream and the goal was to defend vanilla ice cream, he then says “well, i need more than chocolate. And for that matter, I need more than vanilla. I believe that we need freedom and choice when it comes to our ice cream, and that, Joey Naylor, that is the definition of liberty.” In this example his