In his essay “Cell Phones and Social Graces”, Charles Fisher prevails to achieve his goal; to touch everyone who luckily has the chance to read it. He starts off his essay by listing all the astounding features that cell phones have, alongside the main motivations to own one; however, soon he backs off by changing his paper’s tone to humorous diverting one, and takes a different path with real-life examples, to put the reader’s hands on the drawback impacts of the submissive reliance on cell phones, and how this can cause individuals to use them to a disadvantage.
At the first glance, Fisher represents that back in the old days when there were no cell phones, and people were not always accessible, life wasn’t so complicated. He then explains that he doesn't own a cell phone for many reasons, he …show more content…
With respect to Pathos; audiences can truly feel his sicken and despise for the cell phones in his picky depictions; Fisher states, “But what demon has convinced…” (657), “I mourn the demise … [l]ife-long slave…” (657), then he continues, “Slavish dependency… [c]ell phone impaled… [c]ell phone intruding like unwanted aliens…” (657), and to mark out his bitterness, “[t]oo busy yakking… [p]hone begins bleeping…” (658).
Yet, for Logos, he perfectly uses legitimate facts and data; Fisher writes, “[d]evices do what home computers… [c]ould not do five years ago.” (656), he also clarifies the reasons why he has no cell phones, “[c]osts more per month… [a]dditional ‘roaming charges’… [m]andatory two-year contract…” (657), and he adds, “[w]e’re all aware of the controversial safety record of drivers… I myself… [v]ictim twice…”
At the first glance, Fisher represents that back in the old days when there were no cell phones, and people were not always accessible, life wasn’t so complicated. He then explains that he doesn't own a cell phone for many reasons, he …show more content…
With respect to Pathos; audiences can truly feel his sicken and despise for the cell phones in his picky depictions; Fisher states, “But what demon has convinced…” (657), “I mourn the demise … [l]ife-long slave…” (657), then he continues, “Slavish dependency… [c]ell phone impaled… [c]ell phone intruding like unwanted aliens…” (657), and to mark out his bitterness, “[t]oo busy yakking… [p]hone begins bleeping…” (658).
Yet, for Logos, he perfectly uses legitimate facts and data; Fisher writes, “[d]evices do what home computers… [c]ould not do five years ago.” (656), he also clarifies the reasons why he has no cell phones, “[c]osts more per month… [a]dditional ‘roaming charges’… [m]andatory two-year contract…” (657), and he adds, “[w]e’re all aware of the controversial safety record of drivers… I myself… [v]ictim twice…”