TOW #14(Article): "The Interview"

           Currently in the United States, there have been many problems with the making of the movie "The Interview". The dictator, Kim Jong II, was threatening to send missiles to the U.S. if they released the movie because of the way it portrays him as a leader. In a recent CNN article, author Josh Levs, uses statistics and an appeal to ethos to inform the current citizens of the U.S. of what is going on. Starting with statistics, Levs uses a unique approach to laying out the facts. He first introduces a bit of background information, then the statistics, then explains how it shows the terrible side of Kim Jong II. By using the statistic as a way to show a biased side, Levs is not only furthering his purpose, but changing the people's perspective to be pro-U.S. (if they weren't already). He writes, " The DPRK has already launched the toughest counteraction. Nothing is more serious miscalculation than guessing that just a single movie production company is the target of this counteraction. Our target is all the citadels of the U.S. imperialists who earned the bitterest grudge of all Koreans" (Levs 1). He shows how the U.S. is handling the problem furthering evidence against North Korea and their terrible deeds. With this, Levs also uses an appeal to ethos. Throughout his paper, he mentions quotes from President Obama and other significant figures to exemplify the magnitude of this problem, and the ways in which it is being solved. He states that Obama calls this situation "an act of cybervandalism", which shows the people how serious this threat is being taken. In fact, they canceled the release of the movie and are guarding the people involved with the movie to make sure nobody gets hurt. This articles shows the measures being taken to stop this threat immediately.