In the excerpt the author is trying to warn of the dangers of humanity being blurred with machinery or the internet of the 21st century. You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier is using ethos to convince us of his credibility and the breakdown of the internet. The author expresses that mob rule is threating the individual on the Internet by taking away their humanity and turning them into an algorithm or data. The main argument is that humanity is being lost. The author is breaking down the internet that is called web 2.0. He is investigating how the internet has changed by the anonymity of the internet by saying that it has “demeaned interpersonal interaction” (Lanier, 2010). The individual is being lost in the sea of people riding the wave …show more content…
The very meaning of logos is the logical order that uses “deductive or inductive reasoning” and he uses a pseudo timeline to make his rhetoric clear (University of West Florida, 2016, p. 35). He plays into the emotion of taking something that we are familiar with and the dissecting it and breaking it apart to tell us why this is a bad idea for the freedom of the individual. More freedom makes us less free. This appeals to the pathos portion by connecting to the audience. I’m very open to the persuasion because I was the owner of a web based business that saw the coming of new search engines that would make the winners the first searched. This text expanded and extended my thinking by devising new ways to create better less partial search …show more content…
Fantasy sports, is a perfect example of the destruction of the humanity of sports via the “web 2.0”. The teams are all dismantled and statistics rule rather than affection or loyalty for a team. There are always people that grumble they should have sat this player or I should have started this one as if they were an action figure to be played with. The individual is a mere spreadsheet and is also taking away the team effort of a win. If data is all that matters and not the game than a user should just be watching an Excel sheet. You can watch a spreadsheet on sometimes which is rather sad. Enough with the fantasy sports. I already have my fantasy team the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cheer for the players out there sweating. Cheer for the rush of adrenaline a touchdown gives. Leave the data to the coaches making their teams better during practice. #makemehumanagain
In “Modern Romance,” Celeste Biever describes romantic relationships in the Internet community. She describes how people can romantically be involved on the Internet and how the Internet teaches one to learn about a person from the inside out.In “Cyberspace and Identity,” Sherry Turkle also expresses her interest in the Internet and how it allows for the act of self-exploration. Even though their focus on what the Internet is used for are different from the perspective of one another, Biever and Turkle both see the Internet as a place for exploration in a general sense.
“A Modest Proposal” was written in 1729 by a satirical author by the name of Jonathan Swift. Swift studied at the University of Oxford and was also know for his popular writing in Gulliver’s Travel. The purpose for his satire “A Modest Proposal” was to enlighten the citizens of Ireland about their hardship and suffering. He informed them about their scares of food, money, and property, but provided a possible solution to their problem. To persuade the people Swift adopts a comforting and friendly tone to his audience for the people to react to his solution.
Logos is when the speaker or writer appeals to the audience’s logic by constructing a well-reasoned argument. ("Using"13). One way the Jonathan Edwards uses logos is by telling his congregation the cause and effects if their actions in this life. "”It is everlasting wrath. It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of all mighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity.”(Edwards 43). By committing sin in their mortal lives without being converted, the unsaved people will spent their eternal life’s burring in the fiery pits of Hell. Another way Edwards uses logos is by getting his congregation to use common sense. "Many that were very lately in the same condition that you are in are now in a happy state, with their hearts filled with love to ilk that has loved them, and washed them from their sins in his own blood, and rejoicing in hope of the glory of God. How awful is it to be left behind at such a day! To see so many others feasting, while you are pining and perishing! To see so many rejoicing and singing for joy of heart, while you have cause to mourn for sorrow of heart, and howl for vexation of spirit.”(Edwards 44). By using logos Edwards gets the congregation to question their selves. If they can have such great happiness by trusting in God, why wouldn’t they be
As in today's modern society, America appreciates 's, famous athletes, pop-culture, or anything related to what is now known. And what about inventions of what we use in our daily lives? How do those devices create? They surely do not establish themselves. We would not know how, but according to Leonid Fridman, "geeks" have the brains on how to create and invent new ideas and technologies. Though people find them odd and geeks are being victimized against on how they are named. Throughout Fridman’s argument takes a direct tone as he criticizes comparing modern society for honoring power instead intelligence.
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman, the author utilizes repetition to showcase the growing frustration of the main character towards her husband’s ineffective treatment. Gilman repetitively asks herself “But what is one to do?” Her repetitive questioning conveys to the reader that the treatment that her husband is giving her for her illness is obviously not working. In reality, her husband is unable to figure out what she has and he only puts her in isolation to hope she gets better. This puts an emphasis on the growing frustration the main character is feeling; she knowns that the treatment is not working and she knows her situation is only getting worse. She is frustrated at this, which is evident through her questioning.
In the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses the protagonist, whose name is most likely Jane, to share the pivotal summer of her life. Her husband, John, takes her to spend the summer in the country, thinking that keeping her in a quiet, isolated space with windows would be best for her to rest and regain her energy. As the story continues, the reader develops a clear understanding that John’s hopes are not the case. Gilman’s way of drawing the reader into a seemingly normal woman’s life is a very effective technique that reflects insight and understanding into the process of mental deterioration.
Logos refers to the appeal to the reader’s sense of logic. This is normally accomplished with the use of evidence and facts. Spinney has a strong presence of Logos in her article. It is full of various forms of evidence. For example, she states, “Memory convergence is more likely to occur within social groups than between them — an important finding in light of survey data suggesting that 62% of US adults get their news from social media, where group membership is often obvious and reinforced” (Spinney). This evidence helps to prove how popular social groups are. It uses survey data to appeal to one’s logic. When readers read this statistic, it makes logical sense based on their life experiences and other information previously stated in the article. This makes the article more believable because it just makes logical sense. Another example of Logos at work is when Spinney explains, “There's a less obvious corollary: related information that goes unmentioned is more likely to fade than unrelated material, an effect known as retrieval-induced forgetting” (Spinney). In this example of Logos, actual statistics are not used. This is simply a statement that makes perfect sense based on background knowledge and a little common sense. Unmentioned related information is more forgettable than unrelated information simply because unrelated information is more likely to stand out in one’s mind. Unrelated info is
The definition of Logos can be variant dependent on the topic of logic that is being covered, but the continued consistency is the presence of proof. In Amy Tan’s article, “My Mother’s English,” Logos is prominently present later into the passage when Tan is proving that her mother can understand complex passages even though she may not be able to speak complete sentences. In Tan’s passage she defends her mother by saying, “You should know that my mother’s expressive command of English belies how much she actually understands. She reads Forbes report, listens to Wall Street Week, converses daily with her stockbroker, reads all Shirley MacLaine’s books with ease--all kinds of things I can’t begin to understand.” (3). In order to prove her logic
He was well-educated at a top school which earns him credibility and he appeals to the reader’s emotions when he makes comparisons and analogies to let the readers relate to him and in a sense feel what he’s feeling. Logos is present because the argument makes sense, and it is not a fallacy. These are just a few ways he supports his thesis and persuades the audience of what he believes in.
We are promised a global village instead we inhibit the drab cul-de-sac and endless freeways of vast suburb of information.” Though we have a multitude of ways to communicate that are much faster and and newer, we are constantly participating in ways that alienate us from each other and the world around us. Marche describes this as an “epidemic of loneliness”. He discusses the effect this has on our modern society.
Logos is “a strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence, and reason to convince audience members to accept a claim” (Lunsford). Dr. Khullar utilizes this aspect of writing by primarily using statistics. One
We have all used the Internet to talk to other people, either using chat or emails. We converse with people with different backgrounds and cultures. When interacting with different types of people, it means that we are working in groups and collaborating. This is what the Internet is all about. Interacting with each other in new ways, and learning how to open yourself to other points of views and new ideas. In his essay Heim states,
Fantasy football has been on the high rise for the past ten years. It is now a billion dollar industry played by millions each year. In the United States and Canada alone there are 57 million players (Affleck 2015). This trend started back in 1999 when Yahoo started making free fantasy football accounts. According to Dwyer and Kim (2011) the four main reasons as to why people play fantasy are: social interaction, competition, entertainment/escape, and gambling. Nowadays almost everyone is available to the internet making it easily accessible for everyone. Football is the easiest to manage out of all the fantasy leagues. There are sixteen weeks to the NFL (National Football League) season, and the fantasy participants only need to prepare their
The technology nowadays has an influence on our lives, it has affected everything in it. When this technological revolution started, we didn't expect that it would affect our emotions, and our feelings. All we expected is that technology would develop our ability to have easier life and control nature. But what really happened is that the technology started to be part of us that we can't live without. The Internet is one of the technologies which appeared in our lives, and now it is dominating our lives. The Internet is replacing many things in our lives : Email has replaced the postal services , E-shopping (e.g., ebay) is replacing regular shopping, and now you can arrange your dates and relationships on the Internet.
The internet has influenced, and is still influencing the way society communicates in many different ways. The rise of the internet has caused people to communicate differently in areas never dreamed of before the internet came into existence. Education has been revolutionized through the world of the “Information Super Highway”. Medicine has also seen reform as the internet improves research and communication. Individuals are starting businesses from scratch, while others are selling household items for extra cash. This internet “typhoon” sweeping the globe has become a way of life for many individuals all across the globe.