Leonard Pitts wrote an article over Pokémon GO after he had read a tweet by Arlington discussing people playing mobile apps at sacred places. His purpose is to let Pokémon GO players worldwide know that it is disrespectful to be playing games at these remarkable locations like the Arlington National Cemetery, Auschwitz, or the Holocaust Memorial Museum. He wants individual to feel culpable for being immature and to have more admiration for these historical places. Pitts develops an effective argument that people should treat these places with more respect through the use of anecdotes that appeal to ethos, pathos, and the reader's emotions and the change of tone throughout the article.
Pitts uses an anecdote that appeals to pathos and ethos …show more content…
At first, Pitts uses a light and happy tone, but then suddenly goes to a more serious and stern tone. For instance, he mentions "Bob Dylan's famously sang [song] "Forever Young" to make the reader relate and think back to the good old days (Pitts 12). However in the next paragraph, he quickly changes tones and says that those who are disrespecting memorial "lack the common sense" and should put their "toys aside and stand in awed" in places where people "suffered and sacrificed" (Pitts 14). If Pitts were to keep this light tone throughout his argument he will not get taken as serious. He then changes his tone to a more sad and sorrow by describing 9/11 as “the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history” (Pitts 16). This tone change should make individuals feel miserable and question their morals. This is because adults should realize that they need to put their mobile games aside and admire these places for what they are really meant for. Memorials are meant to commemorate those involved and affected by a conflict. By switching the tone throughout the article, Pitts will keep his audience engaged and make them understand why it is intolerable to play Pokémon GO at memorials around the world.
Essentially he comes to a conclusion that those who play Pokémon GO become oblivious to their surroundings because they are too busy looking down on their phone. Pitts wrote this article to share his point of view on Pokémon GO players playing this game at sacred places after he read a tweet by ANC. His purpose was to let those who do play Pokémon GO, to put aside their phone and take a moment to really admire the memorials around them. Leonard Pitts develops an effective argument using a change of tone and anecdotes to appeal to ethos, pathos, and the reader’s
Pitts uses an anecdote that appeals to pathos and ethos …show more content…
At first, Pitts uses a light and happy tone, but then suddenly goes to a more serious and stern tone. For instance, he mentions "Bob Dylan's famously sang [song] "Forever Young" to make the reader relate and think back to the good old days (Pitts 12). However in the next paragraph, he quickly changes tones and says that those who are disrespecting memorial "lack the common sense" and should put their "toys aside and stand in awed" in places where people "suffered and sacrificed" (Pitts 14). If Pitts were to keep this light tone throughout his argument he will not get taken as serious. He then changes his tone to a more sad and sorrow by describing 9/11 as “the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history” (Pitts 16). This tone change should make individuals feel miserable and question their morals. This is because adults should realize that they need to put their mobile games aside and admire these places for what they are really meant for. Memorials are meant to commemorate those involved and affected by a conflict. By switching the tone throughout the article, Pitts will keep his audience engaged and make them understand why it is intolerable to play Pokémon GO at memorials around the world.
Essentially he comes to a conclusion that those who play Pokémon GO become oblivious to their surroundings because they are too busy looking down on their phone. Pitts wrote this article to share his point of view on Pokémon GO players playing this game at sacred places after he read a tweet by ANC. His purpose was to let those who do play Pokémon GO, to put aside their phone and take a moment to really admire the memorials around them. Leonard Pitts develops an effective argument using a change of tone and anecdotes to appeal to ethos, pathos, and the reader’s