Credibility in a movie is tough, especially if the movie is fictional. Although Dear White People is a movie about current stereotypes and issues on race, it is not real. The plot is fake and so is the setting, so one might think, what is the ethos to this rhetorical film? The ethos is hidden inside the movie and the characters. The students in the movie attend Winchester University, a predominantly white elite ivy league college. The students intelligence and knowledge on racism in America and the history of it proves them credible. Also, the dean of Winchester University is an older African American man. His understanding of what racism used to be like compared to what it is today establishes his credibility. Justin Salem, the director of the movie, also went to a predominantly white college so much of what he directs, he went though himself. He shows his authenticity from his background as a African American college student. – Jack Vigneron
It is hard to find the ethos in a movie like this, however, you did a good job of pulling it out.
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