Essay

An Inconvenient Analysis

• 150 points
• 1500 words.

After watching An Inconvenient Truth, write an analytical essay about it based on what you’ve read so far in Asking the Right Questions. In your analysis, address the following questions. Be sure your essay has a logical progression of ideas, with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

• What’s Gore’s argument?
• What are his conclusions?
• Is his issue prescriptive or descriptive?
• What, if anything does Gore want us to do about the problem of which he speaks.
• What are his reasons?
• Do his reasons support his conclusions? Why or why not?
• Do you accept his conclusions? Why or why not?
• What vague language is used in the film and how does it affect the reasoning?
• What are Gore’s assumptions about global warming?
• What does Gore assume about his audience?
• Describe important value conflicts in the film.
• Did you find any logical fallacies the film? Describe them.
• What types of evidence does Gore present and how does it affect the reasoning in the film? How credible are his sources and what kinds of sources does he use? How good are his statistics and charts? Why?
• Based on what you've seen in the film and based on what you've learned in Asking the Right Questions, do you believe global warming is a real threat caused by humanity? Explain.