In his essay “Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password Is Fair Game,” the author, Alfred Edmond Jr., argues that “business owners should be able to ask job applicants for their Facebook passwords” (132). He presents logical evidence to his argument by giving examples of why requesting a Facebook password is important when a potential employer is going thru the hiring process which moreover appeals to the readers’ emotions. He feels that if future employees post something to Facebook then it is not truly private and if it is something that is truly private then it should not be posted to Facebook at all. While his points are logical and they appeal to the reader’s emotions, Edmond addresses both sides of the issue which can cause readers
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Edmond uses an example from Your Business that says “If I am running a school or day care center, the time to find out that a teacher or other worker has a record of inappropriate social media communication with minors, or worse, a history of predilection for sexual relationships with students, is during the hiring process – as New York City is finding out the hard way, with an epidemic of employees being revealed to have had such relationships with students” (133). He then proceeds to try to get readers to understand that because of the incident that happened in New York City, there is a need for employers having access to Facebook accounts as a part of the hiring process. This quote strengthens the argument because employers will be able to check Facebook accounts to make sure that the applicant does not have anything inappropriate on their page. Edmond then proceeds to mention a quote that he read in The Filtered Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You by Eli Pariser, “Social Media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched and shared – and mined for profit” (134). This quote is strengthening the author’s argument because he is using the quote that he read to help make the point that employers technically can have access to a potential employees’ Facebook because whatever information the potential employee decides to share is no longer …show more content…
Edmond uses an example from Your Business that says demanding a Facebook password as a part of the hiring process is entirely sensible, especially if that person is applying for a job that involves them working with children (133). This example strengthens the authors argument by appealing to the reader’s emotion. Children appeal to adults because they are seen as innocent. People would not want someone to be working with their children if they have a history of having inappropriate relations with children or in general a criminal past. Another example that Edmond uses is that “an employer asking for your Facebook password is a horrible invasion of privacy” (134). This example moreover strengthens the authors argument by appealing to the reader’s emotion. This example helps strengthens the authors argument by making the readers think about how they would feel if their privacy was going to be invaded by their employer. Furthermore, Edmond uses the example of how “Social media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched and shared – and mined for profit” (134). This quote creates an emotional appeal that helps strengthens the author’s claim because it should make the reader think about what they should and should not post on social media. That way potential employees do not get so worked up when future employees ask for access to their Facebook
Edmond uses an example from Your Business that says “If I am running a school or day care center, the time to find out that a teacher or other worker has a record of inappropriate social media communication with minors, or worse, a history of predilection for sexual relationships with students, is during the hiring process – as New York City is finding out the hard way, with an epidemic of employees being revealed to have had such relationships with students” (133). He then proceeds to try to get readers to understand that because of the incident that happened in New York City, there is a need for employers having access to Facebook accounts as a part of the hiring process. This quote strengthens the argument because employers will be able to check Facebook accounts to make sure that the applicant does not have anything inappropriate on their page. Edmond then proceeds to mention a quote that he read in The Filtered Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You by Eli Pariser, “Social Media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched and shared – and mined for profit” (134). This quote is strengthening the author’s argument because he is using the quote that he read to help make the point that employers technically can have access to a potential employees’ Facebook because whatever information the potential employee decides to share is no longer …show more content…
Edmond uses an example from Your Business that says demanding a Facebook password as a part of the hiring process is entirely sensible, especially if that person is applying for a job that involves them working with children (133). This example strengthens the authors argument by appealing to the reader’s emotion. Children appeal to adults because they are seen as innocent. People would not want someone to be working with their children if they have a history of having inappropriate relations with children or in general a criminal past. Another example that Edmond uses is that “an employer asking for your Facebook password is a horrible invasion of privacy” (134). This example moreover strengthens the authors argument by appealing to the reader’s emotion. This example helps strengthens the authors argument by making the readers think about how they would feel if their privacy was going to be invaded by their employer. Furthermore, Edmond uses the example of how “Social media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched and shared – and mined for profit” (134). This quote creates an emotional appeal that helps strengthens the author’s claim because it should make the reader think about what they should and should not post on social media. That way potential employees do not get so worked up when future employees ask for access to their Facebook