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Not All Reality Is Created Equal: A Rhetorical Hybrid Conspiracy and Diatribe in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11

Hadley, Tiffany Sunshine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1141244903

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2006, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Communication.
The controversial documentaries by Michael Moore have provoked public debate on social and political matters since the end of the 1980s. This study analyzed Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 from a dualistic approach. Utilizing media scholar Nichols’ documentary modes of representation, this study identified three emergent modes: expository, participatory, and politically reflexive. This project also examined the extent to which these three modes reflected a particular view toward the rhetorical situation. Often times situations arise that call for a dual response. Jamieson and Campbell’s generic hybrid was also used to assess the extent in which Fahrenheit 9/11 responded to the needs of the situation and the audience. The hybrid blend Moore used was comprised of the conspiracy and diatribe genres. Not only did these two genres fulfill the perceived needs of the audience and situation, but they also worked together in such a way that elements of each genre buttress the weaknesses of the other.
Dr. Stephen Depoe (Advisor)
129 p.
Michael Moore; Documentary; Diatribe; Conspiracy; Hybrid; Generic Hybrid; Rhetorical Hybrid; Modes of Representation; Nichols

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  • Hadley, T. S. (2006). Not All Reality Is Created Equal: A Rhetorical Hybrid Conspiracy and Diatribe in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1141244903

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hadley, Tiffany. Not All Reality Is Created Equal: A Rhetorical Hybrid Conspiracy and Diatribe in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1141244903.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hadley, Tiffany. "Not All Reality Is Created Equal: A Rhetorical Hybrid Conspiracy and Diatribe in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1141244903

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