The Persuasive Techniques Used "In Bowling for Columbine".

The movie "Bowling for Columbine" was made after the shooting in Columbine high school and tries to explore the reasons for America's violent nature. Moore believes that there is one main reason for this, the fact that there are relaxed gun laws in America. Therefore, Moore uses a number of different persuasive techniques in order to try and persuade the viewer to believe that this is the case. He uses certain visuals, music, sequences the …

…two pupils of a school could purchase guns and attack their fellow pupils. Moore uses humour and sarcasm as the main way to persuade the viewer. By having a humorous scene, the viewer laughs along with what is being shown and sides with the viewpoint. Another main persuasive technique used is the use of emotive language. This is most apparent in the 'Wonderful World' scene, where images of dead people and specific words are used.