Rhetorical Analysis Of Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson uses rhetorical appeals constantly throughout his writing in order to "capture the hearts" of his readers. By using the rhetorical appeals Anderson is able to either make himself credible, emotionally connect to the audience, and use stats to prove that technology is distracting us on a daily basis but we also need technology to get through life. Furthermore, Anderson does this because he wants to make his writing more exciting and grab the attention of his readers in order to keep his readers coming back for more.
Right off the bat Sam Anderson starts out trying to set the mood and secretly slipping one of his thesis' in his intro. Sam Anderson wants his readers to get away from the things that constantly distract us, mainly technology. Anderson wants us to sway from technology by saying finish whatever e-mails, texts, and tweets you have to post. He warms …show more content…
Gallagher has been at war with the poverty of attention. Sadly Gallagher was diagnosed with breast cancer but it did not stop her. The tragic event made her realize that attention was "not just a latent ability, it was something you could marshal and use as a tool" (Anderson 2009). With these words from Gallagher, it creates another credibility because Gallagher had time to ponder about her life and her thoughts of attention became stronger because of her tragic event. She also believes that time is being wasted, it could be a greater resource if people used it more productively. Gallagher also states that "you can't be happy all the time, but you can focus all the time" (Anderson 2009). This is powerful because whether you are sad, mad, or anxious that you always dwell on things and that takes away from the productivity you have set. This interview strikes as almost an emotional connection, it makes us feel bad but we will also choose to listen to Gallagher because she's had which most would call a "near-death