Philadelphia

A moment that stands out for me is the scene when Andrew Beckett comes into Joe Miller's office to bring his case about him being fired from the law firm he was recently hired to. When Andrew Beckett enters the office and shakes hands with Joe Miller, and states that he has AIDS to Miller, Miller immediately backs off. While they are sitting down, Miller is constantly looking at Beckett's actions, watching him put his cap on the desk, touching the cigars, etc. Miller listens to Beckett's case and says that he does not think that he has a case. During this scene, Miller portrays fear of contracting the disease; he believes that he may contract the disease through physical contact.
An interesting point is that the man who was in Miller's office before Beckett had a ridiculous case. However, Miller says that he has a case and that he would help him. The juxtaposition of these two cases are absurd. The reason why Miller says Beckett does not have a case is not because he doesn't, but it is because of the fear of the disease AIDS.
I am not totally sure of what the rhetorical appeal is here in this scene, but I believe that there is a little bit of logos. Miller uses his instincts (logical thinking) after he learns that Beckett has AIDS. He immediately reacts to this with fear by trying to avoid physical contact.