Yemisrach Reta
ENG 121-340
Professor Ashley Waterman
2 May 2017
Rhetorical Analysis of the Essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid”
In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr uses some evidences in his argument in order to convince the idea of the other people . I believe Carr’s argument is effective because he starts explaining how he feels when he is reading a book and immersing himself in a book. However now, because he uses Internet a lot, he loses his focus of attention after reading some pages. He compares about the past reading ability with the present by saying “The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle” (Carr 57). Carr also tells that he is not the only one who is getting a trouble with reading. Instead, he …show more content…
He uses pathos for this argument to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. He explains his idea to make them feel as they are one part of the victim of the Internet, and he says “Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives, or exerted such broad influence over our thoughts as the internet does today” (60). He mentions the goal of the system of Fredrick Winslow Taylor, an earnest young man, as he said the “one best method” of The Principles of Scientific Method was to bring about a restructuring both industry and society, creating a utopia of perfect efficiency. This just points out that the creation of the internet was to create a machine to be that best and supply all the information people could possibly need. Carr also tells Tylor’s idea that in the past the man has been first, but in the future the system must be first. This clearly shows that because of the changing technology, the society way of living is changing. He shows some point about deep reading and deep thinking, and he says “If we lose those quiet spaces, or fill them up with content, we will sacrifice something important not only in our selves but in our culture” (Carr 63). He strengthens his idea by telling his audience about the playwright Richard Foeman’s essay. Carr clearly shows Foreman’s essay main idea about he come from the tradition in which “cathedral-like” structure of articulate personality, but now because of the growing technology, the complex inner density replaces with a new kind of
ENG 121-340
Professor Ashley Waterman
2 May 2017
Rhetorical Analysis of the Essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid”
In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr uses some evidences in his argument in order to convince the idea of the other people . I believe Carr’s argument is effective because he starts explaining how he feels when he is reading a book and immersing himself in a book. However now, because he uses Internet a lot, he loses his focus of attention after reading some pages. He compares about the past reading ability with the present by saying “The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle” (Carr 57). Carr also tells that he is not the only one who is getting a trouble with reading. Instead, he …show more content…
He uses pathos for this argument to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. He explains his idea to make them feel as they are one part of the victim of the Internet, and he says “Never has a communications system played so many roles in our lives, or exerted such broad influence over our thoughts as the internet does today” (60). He mentions the goal of the system of Fredrick Winslow Taylor, an earnest young man, as he said the “one best method” of The Principles of Scientific Method was to bring about a restructuring both industry and society, creating a utopia of perfect efficiency. This just points out that the creation of the internet was to create a machine to be that best and supply all the information people could possibly need. Carr also tells Tylor’s idea that in the past the man has been first, but in the future the system must be first. This clearly shows that because of the changing technology, the society way of living is changing. He shows some point about deep reading and deep thinking, and he says “If we lose those quiet spaces, or fill them up with content, we will sacrifice something important not only in our selves but in our culture” (Carr 63). He strengthens his idea by telling his audience about the playwright Richard Foeman’s essay. Carr clearly shows Foreman’s essay main idea about he come from the tradition in which “cathedral-like” structure of articulate personality, but now because of the growing technology, the complex inner density replaces with a new kind of