Essay Introduction

The economic crash of 2008 took the nation by surprise. It caused the greatest fear since 1929 when the Great Depression began. But why exactly did it crash? The documentary Inside Job seeks to answer that question. Through extensive interviews of financial insiders, politicians, journalists and academics the audience is able to see a side to the business world, that had never been exposed before. Despite insufficient use of pathos in its discussion of the economic crash of 2008, Inside job employs a very forceful and incisive use of logos and ethos through its reliance on testimony and statistics.