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The United States of BOO!

- From movie producer Michael Moore

“THERE IS no terrorist threat.” “THERE … IS… NO…TERRORIST…THREAT!”

Has Michael Moore made it all clear now? There is no terrorist threat! At least if you choose to believe in his most convincing but rather manipulating arguments in this case of terrorist attacks on the United States.

From the very beginning of this article, Michael Moore argues from his own perspective and his own opinions, which is also what this movie producer is very well know for. His status as a recognized producer with movies, dealing with American political issues, can make the receiver forget that Michael Moore is a strong critic of the Bush administration.

Throughout the article Michael Moore tries to convince the readers, that the threat by terrorists isn’t the real problem and it’s blown out of proportions by the Bush administration. He points out, that Americans rarely are targets for international terrorist attacks and the risk of being killed in a terrorist attack on American soil, the following years after the 9/11, were zero. Statistically the risk of dying from pneumonia, suicide, homicide or car-accidents is higher than dying from a terrorist attack. He says that the American people have been pounded with the belief of being scared by the terrorist attacks, which has escalated and gone beyond common sense.
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By these arguments, which are based on statistics, he uses Logos to appeal to the common sense with information from, what seems to be, a professional and believable

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