Nicholas Carr believes that smartphones distract and give negative impacts on millennials’ minds. He uses several rhetorical devices to prove his point. In the article there is diction, appeals, and imagery present to convince the readers that he is correct with a valid point. When I read this article, it did change my view on how smartphones affect me. It makes me consider reducing the the time I spend on mine.
Carr uses details that appeal to the audience’s emotions to convince them that smartphones are addicting. He states that “social skills and relationships seem to suffer as well.” Personally, when I read this sentence I thought to myself, “Wow, me having a phone did result in me going outside my house less.” It make a little depressed
Carr uses details that appeal to the audience’s emotions to convince them that smartphones are addicting. He states that “social skills and relationships seem to suffer as well.” Personally, when I read this sentence I thought to myself, “Wow, me having a phone did result in me going outside my house less.” It make a little depressed