In today’s society, no one really has any privacy. Every ounce of information about you can be found in a background check or just a simple search on the Internet. In the Law and Order episode “Access Nation”, Tracey Conley’s privacy was tarnished. Her client, a convicted rapist by the name of Virgil Rice, paid Access Nation on four occasions to find information regarding Tracey. This is information led to her death shortly after the information was given to Mr. Rice. Personal experiences or data regarding one’s life should be kept private from the public. Three main factors tie into this episode: ethos, logos, and pathos. These persuasive techniques are used in everyday life. In this episode, ethos, logos, and pathos allow viewers to realize how often these techniques are used and how important they are when dealing with investigative work. In the following paragraphs, I will describe certain scenes of the episode that deal with each of the techniques. Of the …show more content…
This strategy typically appeals to the mind. When Access Nation gathers the information about Tracey Conley and sells the information to a convicted rapist, the detectives working the Conley case decide to go after the company as well. Because Mr. John McDowell does not feel he has done anything wrong and claims to not have known about Virgil Rice’s past, the detectives use a competitor of Access Nation to gain information regarding McDowell. The detectives are given emails between the lawyer and McDowell, and McDowell is faced with charges. Logos in this scene refers to the facts in the episode. The lawyer said the emails provided broke “Lawyer-Client Privilege” and should be thrown out. The detectives argued that they simply did what Mr. McDowell does everyday to make money. The facts continued constantly throughout the entire scene. Logos is easier to persuade an audience because it is hard to ignore factual