As we continue to develop and grow as a society and as a country, technology has become ever-present in that development. The planet is dependent upon technology; they live for it. Everyone is just waiting for the next future trend of the most advanced television, watch, or car, and the list goes on. Technology in summation has only driven us further from what was once all we had. Technology is the biggest hypothetical cleaver between the people and nature. In this clever and well thought out argumentative essay the use of rhetorical strategies such as anecdotes, hyperboles, rhetorical questions, and a slight notion of sarcasm only further accentuate the author’s argument. The usage of anecdotes further pushes along his point, because it adds a personal and human contact to it, this …show more content…
They add another dimension to the essay and provoke thought. It was clever to add them, because they really incite thought in the readers so that they really think about the argument that is being presented. An example of a rhetorical question in this essay would be, “Why do so many Americans say they want their children to watch less TV, yet continue to expand the opportunities for them to watch it?" as well as “More important, why do so many people no longer consider the physical world worth watching?” This strategy makes the reader question why exactly our society is like this and why we continue this hypocritical behavior. Another example of usage of rhetorical devices is sarcasm, which if improperly used can tend to be offensive and will often drive readers away, however it was properly used in this essay and was well done. “"Yes," we'll say, "it's true. We actually looked out the car window."” His slight tinge of sarcasm here brings the reader keeps the readers focus even in the last paragraph for a strong closing. The usage of sarcasm brings in a hint of hilarity and is also thought