Summary Of Chuck Klosterman's Robots

Chuck Klosterman, an American essayist, writes about the issues we face in pop culture today. An article he wrote, “Robots”, is written about the societal fear of a robot takeover. He criticizes our fear that robots are physically going to takeover the world because of the massive amount of media that portrays the robots as a technological war rather than a mental conquest. Through swift changes from formal diction to colloquial statements and allusions to modern media, Klosterman is able to provide evidence that technology has already mentally conquered us. Throughout the article, Klosterman regularly changes the formality of his diction to add humor and emphasize certain characteristics in today’s media that the audience can relate to. On page 291, Klosterman states, “I am never concerned that my toaster will foster a false sense of security” and “or politically align itself with a microwave,” which is a use of …show more content…
This is an appeal to logos, informative examples which brief the the audience of references so they can relate and connect the ideas he is discussing. An example from “Robots” is the reference to Will Smith’s movie, “I, Robot”, which suggests how this takeover will result. By referencing a movie that was created so recently, Klosterman gains audience understanding because many of today’s readers may have watched this film and be able to relate his articles arguments and the plot of the movie. He gains credibility because it shows the audience he is using information and examples he has seen in our culture that can prove this is an event we all are worried about. He also mentions “The Terminator” trilogy, “The Matrix” trilogy, and “Maximum Overdrive” which are all media about a war against the machines. The use of allusion to multiple books and movies emphasizes our paranoia that machines will be our downfall and our overwhelming need to understand the technology around