Recent studies published in The Journal of the American Medical Association are showing that teenagers are experiencing hearing loss due to listening to loud music for extended periods of time. The journal states that since the iPod was first released, the way people listen to music has changed drastically. Virginia Heffernan then continues through her own article, “Against Headphones”, providing her readers with a history lesson on how, why, and what headphone were made for. She then goes on to discuss how headphones are taking away conversations and adding silence. Through rhetorical appeals, examples, and resources she gives, Heffernan attempts to positively let her readers know why they should also be against headphones, for the sake of the children.
The article comes together at the end and the history lesson Heffernan goes into and her opinion on how conversations are not well kept, do not seem so randomly placed. Heffernan is able to tie together her whole article by her thesis, “Escapism is great, and submission and denial, too, have their places. But sound …show more content…
The most common appeal you will find throughout her article is the use of logos. This appeal will capture almost anyone’s attention, especially those who just want the facts. One example of logos she uses is her opening statement of her article, “One in five teenagers in America can’t hear rustles or whispers, according to a study published in August in The Journal of the American Medical Association” (Heffernan). This quote lets her reader know right away what she is going to be writing about, also what side she is on. Though she does not say outright she is against headphones, any lover of facts will know that they are talking hearing problems. She continues for the whole first and second paragraphs using the same appeal, really getting the attention of
The article comes together at the end and the history lesson Heffernan goes into and her opinion on how conversations are not well kept, do not seem so randomly placed. Heffernan is able to tie together her whole article by her thesis, “Escapism is great, and submission and denial, too, have their places. But sound …show more content…
The most common appeal you will find throughout her article is the use of logos. This appeal will capture almost anyone’s attention, especially those who just want the facts. One example of logos she uses is her opening statement of her article, “One in five teenagers in America can’t hear rustles or whispers, according to a study published in August in The Journal of the American Medical Association” (Heffernan). This quote lets her reader know right away what she is going to be writing about, also what side she is on. Though she does not say outright she is against headphones, any lover of facts will know that they are talking hearing problems. She continues for the whole first and second paragraphs using the same appeal, really getting the attention of