Super Size Me
Rhetorical Analysis of Supersize Me
It is without a doubt that fast food is causing many health and weight problems for a large percentage of Americans’. In the documentary by Morgan Spurlock, Supersize Me, Spurlock decides to experiment with the effects of eating too much fast food, McDonald’s in particular. This film puts a lot of emphasis on the large percentage of obese Americans’, particularly the unawareness of how bad fast food is for the body, and also questions how responsible consumers are for their own choices versus the responsibility of corporations. Spurlock uses many different rhetorical approaches throughout the film; a logical (logos) approach by documenting his own health and emotions, he provides interviews and statistics from experts creating trust and credibility (ethos), and evokes many emotions (pathos), such as humor and disgust from his audience. Morgan Spurlock in his documentary, Supersize Me, attempts to convince his audience that the consumption of fast food has caused a large part of the health problems that are seen in the majority of Americans’ today.
The film uses interviews with many different people, ranging from ordinary people to students in school and experts in several health related fields, to effectively persuade the audience through logical(logos) thinking. The interviews are very effective because they get the point of view on the topic from several different sources. The interviews with ordinary people are conducted in the streets of a city and are anonymous and unscripted. Spurlock asks them how much fast food they eat, favorite fast food restaurant, and how often they believe people should eat fast food. In anonymous and unscripted interviews with elementary students, Spurlock sees how familiar they are with figures such as; George Washington, McDonald’s and Jesus Christ. While some of the students recognized George Washington as a historical figure, none were able to recognize Jesus Christ. However, all of
It is without a doubt that fast food is causing many health and weight problems for a large percentage of Americans’. In the documentary by Morgan Spurlock, Supersize Me, Spurlock decides to experiment with the effects of eating too much fast food, McDonald’s in particular. This film puts a lot of emphasis on the large percentage of obese Americans’, particularly the unawareness of how bad fast food is for the body, and also questions how responsible consumers are for their own choices versus the responsibility of corporations. Spurlock uses many different rhetorical approaches throughout the film; a logical (logos) approach by documenting his own health and emotions, he provides interviews and statistics from experts creating trust and credibility (ethos), and evokes many emotions (pathos), such as humor and disgust from his audience. Morgan Spurlock in his documentary, Supersize Me, attempts to convince his audience that the consumption of fast food has caused a large part of the health problems that are seen in the majority of Americans’ today.
The film uses interviews with many different people, ranging from ordinary people to students in school and experts in several health related fields, to effectively persuade the audience through logical(logos) thinking. The interviews are very effective because they get the point of view on the topic from several different sources. The interviews with ordinary people are conducted in the streets of a city and are anonymous and unscripted. Spurlock asks them how much fast food they eat, favorite fast food restaurant, and how often they believe people should eat fast food. In anonymous and unscripted interviews with elementary students, Spurlock sees how familiar they are with figures such as; George Washington, McDonald’s and Jesus Christ. While some of the students recognized George Washington as a historical figure, none were able to recognize Jesus Christ. However, all of