I will be analyzing The Dangers of Digital Distractedness by Lauren Shinozuka on page 145 of Writing Arguments. This article claims that technology is harming society because it promotes an unproductive habit of multitasking, dehumanizes our relationships, and encourages a distorted self-image. I will be examining the various types of rhetorical strategies and evidence the author uses and how effective they are at persuading the reader in this article. This article uses not so much ethos, but plenty of pathos and logos.
The most used rhetoric the author uses is pathos. The whole first paragraph in the article is pathos. The author of this article, Lauren Shinozuka, likes to paint pictures in her reader's head. She makes you relive that moment …show more content…
It also gets the reader to relate more and more to what the author has to say which will keep them more engaged throughout the argument. Another powerful example of pathos also in the introduction is when the author states, “Rather than being skillfully technologically interactive, I argue that our behavior represents dependence, even addiction, that has deep, pervasive consequences.” This causes the reader to become curious about the “pervasive consequences” and also re-evaluate themselves. The reader may even start noticing …show more content…
For example, in the second paragraph of her argument, she states “Because technology facilitates much of what we do and keeps us plugged into the rest of the world, I recognize that it can be difficult to see the negative aspects of our relationship to digital technology, but it is time for serious self-examination.” Well, what if I don’t own any technology? There are people in this world who have never used or owned any type of technology. Which brings me to my next point, who is this argument’s intended audience? Shinozuka states “We are the Net Generation, the Facebook Generation—digital natives.” so I’m assuming she is talking about the whole generation. I believe she needs to be more specific with her targeted audience since not everyone can relate to this. Shinozuka states in the third paragraph, “We Millennials think we are so cutting edge with our multitasking, yet we get little done with our time.” Well I multitask and get plenty of work done. If Shinozuka would have addressed some possible rebuttals to her claims, her argument would have been more
The most used rhetoric the author uses is pathos. The whole first paragraph in the article is pathos. The author of this article, Lauren Shinozuka, likes to paint pictures in her reader's head. She makes you relive that moment …show more content…
It also gets the reader to relate more and more to what the author has to say which will keep them more engaged throughout the argument. Another powerful example of pathos also in the introduction is when the author states, “Rather than being skillfully technologically interactive, I argue that our behavior represents dependence, even addiction, that has deep, pervasive consequences.” This causes the reader to become curious about the “pervasive consequences” and also re-evaluate themselves. The reader may even start noticing …show more content…
For example, in the second paragraph of her argument, she states “Because technology facilitates much of what we do and keeps us plugged into the rest of the world, I recognize that it can be difficult to see the negative aspects of our relationship to digital technology, but it is time for serious self-examination.” Well, what if I don’t own any technology? There are people in this world who have never used or owned any type of technology. Which brings me to my next point, who is this argument’s intended audience? Shinozuka states “We are the Net Generation, the Facebook Generation—digital natives.” so I’m assuming she is talking about the whole generation. I believe she needs to be more specific with her targeted audience since not everyone can relate to this. Shinozuka states in the third paragraph, “We Millennials think we are so cutting edge with our multitasking, yet we get little done with our time.” Well I multitask and get plenty of work done. If Shinozuka would have addressed some possible rebuttals to her claims, her argument would have been more