How do the films present science and the scientific method?
How are the academies depicted in the two films?
How do issues of ethos/character and moral flexibility compare or contrast?
How do feeling and emotion intersect with reason and judgment in both films?
What attitudes do Naylor and Kinsey and their communities have about information, inference, evidence, facts, judgments, and logic?
How are scientists and lobbyists similar or different?
How is the protagonists credibility maintained or undercut?
How is the protagonists passion for rhetoric and research presented, and how do their ideas about speech or argumentation change?
How do Naylors and Kinseys presentation styles (ethos, credibility, understanding of audience, oration and debating skills) compare and/or contrast? Who is more credible? Who is more persuasive? Who is more influential?
How is the topic of spin (media publicity) addressed in both films, particularly when the issues are about smoking and sexuality?
What role does public opinion play in the films?