@article{maldonado_2015, title={Michael Moore and the rhetoric of documentary}, volume={65}, ISSN={["1460-2466"]}, DOI={10.1111/jcom.12189}, abstractNote={Thomas Benson and Brian Snee's edited volume Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary showcases the fruitful potential of greater intersection between rhetorical and film studies. Indeed, while the opening chapter directs the volume to the rhetorical studies community, it opens new possibilities for film studies scholars concerned with affect, persona, and other persuasive elements. Indeed, this collection offers a new turn for scholarship for those in both fields that are concerned with contemporary documentaries as part of public argument (p. 13). Past scholarship has long looked at the persuasive characteristics of films. For example, with the study of documentary film, communication scholars have linked the connection between rhetoric and advocacy documentary by looking at the possibilities of political change in terms of class-based relations (Senda-Cook, 2008) and the ethos associated with approaches toward environmentalism (Rosteck & Frentz, 2009). Scholars, then, have for some time now studied political documentary as partisan rhetoric. A comprehensive study of the political documentary came to fruition in 2008 when Benson and Snee put together a volume dedicated to the rise of the political documentary.}, number={6}, journal={JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION}, author={Maldonado, Chandra A.}, year={2015}, month={Dec}, pages={E1–E3} }