From the body In the following article I will argue that the logic of terrorism follows a certain set of rules as the main aim of an attack is not to kill but to shock or convince a wider public they are in essence rhetorical Against this backdrop I will investigate how both Bloody Sunday and United 93 face the rhetorical potential of terrorism Both films I will argue turn out to be meta rhetorical by rhetorically commenting on the rhetoric of terrorism they ultimately transcend the logic of a terrorist outrage