Rhetorical Analysis Of Smart Machines

As machines have evolved over the years in intelligence we have become more certain that they will be able excel in everything humans do in life and do it better than human beings. In other words, machines encompass important aspects of life except for one the most important aspect, emotion. This article discusses this important topic concerning smart machines and how people treat the machines without regard of empathy. In a highly viewed website, this interesting written piece describes people and their interactions with smart machines. Unsurprisingly some people treat smart machines like they are any other piece of technology, they beat on it and are emotionless about it. In contrast, a surprising reality develops, some people felt emotion towards some smart machines.
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He uses many different examples to appeal to a broader audience. Though in the end of the day all of the examples still feel like there more inclined to a tech crowd more than anything.
The author use a more informal writing approach to make the article easier to read for the viewer. Using this approach explains the technical subject matter in way so people who may be interested in the topic but are not very inclined to the terms easier to understand.
Colin Nagy is very successful in conveying the purpose of the article to the general public. He uses facts that are backed up with research as proof of his statements instead of merely relying on his opinion. This shows that he has done his research and has not just wrote his view on the subject matter. The article makes the audience feel more layed back do to the fact that he uses a positive and optimistic tone throughout the paper. All and all it is well written and researched article that is a very interesting