Rhetorical Analysis Of How Not To Be Alone

Rhetorical Analysis On How Not To Be Alone The essay “How Not to be Alone” by Jonathan Safran Foer backs up the idea that sometimes technology brings people closer by being able to communicate with someone across the globe with a touch of a button but at the same time technology separates people because in some cases we now prefer to text someone instead of actually meeting them in real life. Foer develops his claim by referring to experiences in his past, making comparisons to the present and to the past, also by stating the positive and negative impact that technology has had on people. The use of emotional strategies is effective because Foer is able to make a connection with the reader who has gone through the same situations that Foer is explaining . Overall by the use of strategies like antithesis, anecdote, and counterpoints the author creates a piece of writing that connects with the reader and tries to convince them that technology is bring us together but at the same time it is hurting us. …show more content…
An example of the writer's use of anecdotes is when he is describing the time when he saw a girl crying and instead of helping her he decides to go on his phone so it could be easier to ignore her.This anecdote is important because it is located in the beginning of the essay, it doesn't make sense why this story is being told by the author. But as you read through the essay it slowly starts to make sense why that story was told. Using this technique is important because the little information is given to the reader at a time to keep the reader interested also it sums up the main idea of the