Corruption of the US Healthcare System in Michael Moore's Sicko

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Sicko is a 2007 documentary produced and directed by a well-known American filmmaker Michael Moore. The film investigates the United States healthcare system, focusing mainly on the pharmaceutical industry and health insurance. Michael Moore believes America’s health system is morally corrupt as he continuously argues the fact that the American medical system is aiming towards governmental funds rather than the rights of American citizens. Throughout Sicko, Moore claims that the U.S. should adopt a universal health care as he unfolds the deep flaws of the American healthcare industries and compares health care conditions to other countries. Moore supports his argument very effectively through the use of three rhetorical devices—pathos, ethos, and logos. From the beginning of the film, pathos is strongly used to support Moore’s position of how corrupt the American medical system is and how the healthcare needs to be reformed. The tragic family stories that are told give the audience an emotional response of anger and hatred towards the health insurance companies, and sympathy toward...

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