Robert Greenwald's Use Of Ethos Pathos Logos

Karen Olsson believes that Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer company, under pays their employees for the amount of work they do daily. They do not offer good working conditions for their employees or enough medical benefits to support themselves and their families. Sebastian Mallaby says that Wal-Mart is not wrong for the way that they run their business; he feels as though Wal-Mart does their consumers a favor by keeping the wages low and offering “low prices” (620). It’s just business! They have to do what it takes to remain the world’s top retailer and continue to, “enrich shareholders, and put rivals out of business” (620). Karen Olsson and Sebastian Mallaby both address the topic of big

All around the world, the United States is known for its freedom and rights set up by the constitution. In “United States Supreme Court majority Opinion,” by Chief Justice Abe Fortas, “United States Supreme Court dissenting opinion,” by Justice Hugo Black, and a transcript radio interview with law professor Catherine Ross it explains that school children were suspended for peaceful protesting and their opinions on the outcome of the court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. While all the arguments were presented with evidence, the argument best presented was in the passage by Chief Justice Abe Fortas and in the the radio transcript. This is because of the use of ethos, logos, and pathos.

In the mock press release created by “The Onion”, a new insole for shoes known as Magnasoles are described as being set apart from all other shoe insoles by the pseudoscience that the sole employs. The new insoles are being marketed as having magical powers that are curing peoples injuries and changing the ways that people are walking. The writers of the press release make use falsified ethos and claims in order to warn the public how gullible consumers are becoming. The Magnasoles are drawing people in because they are being endorsed by doctors and have “science” backing the product.

In “window to save worlds coral reefs rapidly closing.” Michael Greshko targets a environmentalist audience to explain that coral bleaching is one of the many effects of climate change. Which can only be stopped by limiting our emissions and using cleaner energy. Greshko was effective in getting his message across using ethos, pathos and logos. He mainly uses logos but still uses pathos and ethos enough to get his point across.

“The problem with reasons is that they’re just excuses prettied up” (Roth 39). Throughout life, many reasons are used as everyday excuses. In The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life, the title of chapter two is called “Reasons Are Bullshit.” Throughout this chapter, Bernard Roth mentions a variety of stories and personal experiences to help back up his argument. Some people may argue that Roth’s claims are not very persuasive, but he clearly proves that reasons are bullshit by using rhetorical appeal, even though his use of pathos is weaker than ethos and logos. To begin with, Roth is persuasive because of his use of pathos, even though it is weak throughout chapter two.

Ethos is clear throughout Robert Greenwald's documentary, "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices." Greenwald establishes his credibility as a filmmaker and a journalist, known for his work that has put light on injustices. Presenting interviews with community leaders, and former Walmart employees, the documentary establishes trust with the audience, inviting them to present to a credible and reliable audience. The documentary employs logos, to showcase Walmart's impact on local economies and communities. Through data, economic analysis, and factual evidence, the film constructs a rational case against Walmart, illustrating how its low wages, selfish practices, and exploiting workers contribute to economic inequality and social harm.

This article is written using an enlightened self-interest approach. The author describes Wal-Mart behaving in a way that increases its own benefits, with the outcome of their actions being the most important consideration. An example of this is the author’s notion that Wal-Mart’s low prices are due to “the exploitation of its workers” (McLachlan, 2009, pg. 289), “systematic use of ‘maquiladoras’ in conditions of extreme exploitation” (McLachlan, 2009, pg. 289), and Wal-Mart’s threat to move production to China to obtain lower prices. In this article, the author implies that Wal-Mart’s actions demonstrate that they are not concerned with finding the most ethical behaviour; they are merely interested in the action(s) that most closely achieve their goal to remain the “biggest chain of direct sales to the consumer in North America”. (McLachlan, 2009, pg. 289)

Since its establishment in 1962, Wal-Mart has grown to be one of the biggest conglomerates in the world. Inevitably, with the expansion of the company, the weight and number of social and ethical issues facing the company has increased.

Wal-Mart founded in 1962 by Sam Walton is now the largest American retail corporation. With thousands of chains of stores and warehouses Wal-Mart monopolized the American retail industry. In addition, Wal-Mart is the second largest retail corporation in the world employing of two million employees world-wide. As one of the most valuable corporations in the world Wal-Mart continues to improve their sales annually while offering some of the lowest prices available. Wal-Mart’s famous low price guarantee, come at a high expense of the environment, the small businesses, education, the rights and safety of the consumer, but most importantly their employees. Although Wal-Mart has plays a dominate role in American economy, this “American”

Wal-Mart, the multi-billion company and the second largest employer in the world, is the most controversial corporation in the world. Wal-Mart is a global powerhouse and affects many people around the world. Wal-Mart is constantly getting attacked from unions, human rights groups, small towns and small businesses. Wal-Mart is accused of treating their workers poorly and driving small businesses out of business. But however these accusations are false or over exaggerated. Wal-Mart offers families and low income people quality products. Also, they pay their workers competitive wages and treat them with respect. Wal-Mart opens their stores in rural and under developed areas. Wal-Mart improves the lives of the people who live rural area and

The use of LEGOs is an extraordinary thing, but it is shocking to see exactly how controversial a small toy can become. People of all ages have been found to enjoy this toy. Companies and organizations such as MIT and NASA have even found a use for them. The toy has become known as a child’s imagination tool and has not been exclusively used for adults. The documentary shows that adults come together to compete in competitions on who can create the greatest LEGO sculpture. Many people may not know just how big this toy is used around the world.

The practices of Wal-mart has impacted American workers and our economy in unthinkable ways. Charles Fishman reported that the chain is ‘helping accelerate the loss of American jobs to low-wage countries such as China.” Walmart has doubled its imports from China from 1999 to 2003, buying some 12 billion in merchandise in 2002. Fishman also states that “The giant retailer is at least partly responsible for the low rate of U.S. inflation, and a McKinsey & Co. study concluded that about 12% of the economy's productivity gains in the second half of the 1990s could be traced to Wal-Mart alone.” One way that I as a consumer confront the problems caused by globalization is to shop at local business that do not produce their products in low wage

Walmart is the broadest and the most powerful company in the United States business history. There low prices’ attracts and benefits millions of Americans. The documentary was trying to prove how Walmart affects the Americans and how they provoke customers to come buy from there low prices. Walmart’s 3400 stores have given a huge increase in the income. Walmart is world’s largest company with tremendous power and it influences and serves as a model for all the companies across the corporate landscape. Because Walmart is really efficient internally, they set firms and also standards for the nation as whole. Walmart changed the balance of power in the world of business and expanded themselves with great risks and those risks were all paid off by the increase in the number of stock market and the money (over $256 billion) the make every year.

make their workers to think that they are their business partners, and not excessive work users. Even if they proclaim, about associate’s rights as employees, and the freedom of expressing themselves, Walmart dismisses every individual who speak out for her or his wage increase, or improvement of working conditions. Not only that Walmart financially exploits its workers, but it also took away their rights, and chances for any improvements at the work place. People have the right to get a minimum or the living wage which is still not enough to support a family for a full-time worker, and imagine receiving even less than that, like it happens in those large chain markets like in Walmart.

As you read through this article you can see Walmart functioning in the social movement theory specifically the resource mobilization theory. “Resource Mobilization Theory works very nicely to explain social movements because it explains the actions of individuals by just looking at selfish behavior and does not some sort of deviant, unexplained mechanism to force individuals to behave altruistically.” (Crawford) In this article re see Walmart mobilizing resources that would be beneficial to the workers but not so beneficial to Walmart. Walmart is the governing structure of its over 4,000 plus stores. (side note. I believe Walmart is