In 2007 documentary Sicko Michael Moore addresses the issue of America’s health care system. This topic has been in continuous debate among our political leaders for many years now. Michael Moore believes America’s health system is morally corrupt which is unreasonable for being the wealthiest country in the world. In many instances throughout the film, he argues the fact that the American health care system is subject to untrue decisions, aiming towards governmental funds, rather than the rights of American citizens. Furthermore, he compares health care conditions from around the world, arguing that countries with this benefit are much better off than those that are not. This movie is an attempt to encourage middle class individuals to stand up for what Moore thinks of their Constitutional right, health care.
Moore keeps himself from being somewhat biased by interviewing people with health insurance in addition to people without it. He shows that even though these individuals have insurance they do not receive the sufficient health care that they need because they have been denied care by the major health care companies. One story is of a twenty three year old lady with cervical cancer who was denied care because “too young to have cervical cancer”. She ended up going to Canada to get treated illegally. Moore uses this example to appease to another audience. In this way he uses ethos to support his argument. Additionally, this indicates that people are in desperate need of health care and are willing to go the extreme of becoming an illegal citizen.
Wanting to see what was so great about other countries health care that American citizens went to get treated illegally Moore went to Canada, France, and Britain, all three of which are countries that have universal health care. He asked around about the quality of care citizens received and how much it cost them. In Canada Moore interviewed individuals where he found out how they felt about paying for others...