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    Global warming is a serious problem, and it’s just that; a global issue. We have to make sure that we catch up with the rest of the world, because the fate of the world literally hangs in the balance of this. Our world is the only one we have, and Al Gore’s documentary proves so much of this. He’s proven that the planet’s CO2 emissions are rising. He’s proven that the atmosphere is deteriorating. He’s proven that we cannot let our planet deteriorate any further. The question is, what did he want us to feel? In “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore presents good points about global warming that targets all the skeptics. He provides many analogies and facts to combat everyone that says that global warming isn’t real and he proves that global warming is actually a threat to the Earth. Despite being made in 2006, the topic of the discussion is very prevalent…

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    Al Gore travels to share his vast knowledge on the issue of global warming. In 2006 his journey sharing this information all around the world was turned into a documentary titled “The Inconvenient Truth”. Rhetorical devices are Al Gore’s main means of making the threat understandable and intriguing to his audience. Gore uses emotions, logic, and credibility in his speech and presentation to make simple statistics and facts more interesting to the audience both in house and at home so the…

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    Al Gore was going to be our president but then he lost. So he put all of his anger from losing into how global warming is affecting our home planet.In the movie he is trying to convince this audience that global warming is actually happening.In the Inconvenient Truth Mr. Gore uses ethos,pathos, and logos. Mr. Gore is a bold and loud man, who is not afraid to tell you how it is. He is dressed like a professional speaker in a business suit. The way he dresses and talks is a big influence on the…

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    Accepting that there is a problem is the first step toward a path of recovery. For many years, the issue of global warming has been debated and every last piece of information has been presented. In midst of all this debate, it seems as though every single member of society has formulated their own opinion of this issue primarily based on biased media coverage as opposed to any research of their own. In his film, An Inconvenient Truth, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim decides to dilute the negative…

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    The 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim and starring former Vice-President Al Gore, is trying to make the public aware of global warming. Al Gore wants to let people know global warming is real, and is trying to persuade the world to do something about global warming. To persuade the world, Gore uses three rhetorical strategies: pathos (the use of emotions), logos (the use of facts), and ethos (the use of speaker 's authority and honesty). By using these three…

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    An Inconvenient Truth is a fascinating documentary about global warming by director Davis Guggenheim. The film is based on a multimedia presentation that gave Al Gore in over a thousand cities around the world in recent years and presents a disturbing picture of the destruction that is causing global warming and horrible future that awaits us if this problem is not addressed soon. Gore presents a graph demonstrating a connection between CO2 levels and temperature during 600.000 years based on…

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    An inconvenient truth is a documentary about humans causing global warming presented by Al Gore. An inconvenient truth uses various techniques to persuade the audience in that global warming is caused by human activity. Montage technique helped to get the message across by displaying images with powerful meaning and gets the point across quickly . False analogy technique was used throughout the film and made the point have more of an impact. Sad voice technique in addition to montage and false…

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    them being Al Gore. Gore was the democratic candidate for the election of 2000; most of his platform revolved around the international issue of global warming. He is the writer and the star of the documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary discusses issues such as the loss of wildlife, the science behind melting ice, and the actions that can be taken to prevent global warming. The film is moving and powerful, making a strong statement to everyone who views it. An Inconvenient Truth is a…

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    When the phrase “an inconvenient truth” is stated, the immediate expectation is that one will soon hear something that will go against their beliefs and norms. They fear they will have to stop the behavior they normally carry out and revise their current course of action to accommodate this new “inconvenient truth”. The creator of “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore, utilizes this fear to spread his belief of global warming and its effects on our world. Initially, Al Gore wanted to become the…

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    Inconvenient Truth The documentary "Inconvenient Truth" presented by the ex-vice president Al Gore argues that the increase of carbon dioxide floating in the atmosphere and other issues is the cause of Global warming. He also mentions that there have also been plenty of environmental changes through time that will continue to harm people and the earth. There are several topics which Al Gore talks about in the documentary, such as greenhouse gasses, climate change, and global warming. The…

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