Thesis: Through his credibility and personal anecdotes, Al Gore drew attention and put emphasis on the significance of global warming and the impact it's bringing to our society.
I. He showed pictures of him participating in politics and global warming studies to bring ethos of his great leadership and success in the past.
II. He talked about going to Antartica and some other places to study global warming. It builds his credibility by showing the amount of effort he has put in this field.
III. He also used Roger Revelle, his professor, as an example for studying global warming. It helped Al Gore built his trust of his data and his knowledge on the subject.
IV. During the presentation, there were graphs and statistics such as the graph that showed the correlation between rise and fall of CO2 and temperature, which helped support his position.
V. Pathos were also used through presentations of the effects of global warming and natural disasters showing how harmful global warming can be.
VI. He used audio tracks of icebergs falling and melting down to demonstrate a great impact of increase in temperature due to Green House Effect.
VII. There was an emotional personal anecdote of his son hit by a car for saving a person, which made him realize that we should all pay more attention and care to things that are precious to us. It draws an analogy between his son to him and the effect of global warming on Earth to the people.
Conclusion: Al Gore uses ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade the audience to take actions for decreasing the harmful effects global warming have been bringing us.
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