Nicholas Carr's Argument Analysis Of The Internet

Argument Analysis Nicholas Carr’s intended audience is everyone, specifically people who use the Internet. The audience is appropriate because almost everyone uses the Internet on a day to day basis. However, Carr should have addressed the younger audience because they have the biggest possibility of losing capacity for concentration and contemplation since they are using the Internet more than adults. However, Carr does consider the younger audience when he focuses on “the popularity of text-messaging on cellphones,” but he lacks any further mentioning of the younger audience. Carr’s claim is how influential technology has been in our lives and the consequences of having it be so prominent in everyday life. Carr explains, “It’s [the Internet] becoming our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV.” This quote showcases how authoritative the Internet is and how controlling it is. His claim goes further in depth of the consequences of the Internet, which include: inability to read texts, lack of focus, forgetfulness and disregarding our natural senses. He argues that we are filling valuable time with …show more content…
Carr uses many counterarguments to illustrate how bothersome it is to give the Internet so much capability. An example of how the Internet is negatively affecting us is the network’s reigning business model. The network’s business model is structured to cause their users to focus on the advertisements, which will produce financial benefits for the companies. Carr responds to this model by explaining, “The last thing these [Internet] companies want is to encourage leisurely reading or slow, concentrated thought.” He also points out, “It’s in their economic interest to drive us to distraction.” By making the Internet the culprit, it strengthens Carr’s claim that the Internet has too much influence on our day to day