Rhetorical Analysis Of How Computers Change The Way We Think

In the essay “How Computers Change the Way We Think”, Sherry Turkle is the author. Turkle shows us how over the years technology has changed our way of thinking. She gives examples of why computers can sometimes fight against us rather than leading us in the right direction that serve for the greater good. In “How Computers Change the Way We Think”, Sherry Turkle uses ethos, to convince people if technology is leading us in the right direction or making the humans rely more on computers. In Sherry Turkle's essay "How Computers Change the Way We Think", she is speaking to the teachers and the citizens. She say, "As educators and citizens, we must ask ourselves, whether current technology is leading us in directions that serve our human purposes"

There is good balance between the use of ethos and logos in Turkle's essay. The author succeeds in balancing these two appeals by showing a reasonable side to the author's argument. The author rarely uses pathos in the essay so there is not much of a emotional feeling towards the audience. Turkle's uses ethos and logos multiple times throughout the essay when she tells us that, "My first encounter with how computers change the way we think came soon after I joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology" (Turkle 664). Turkle's experiences are a credible and reliable source to explain how we now rely on computers. She then writes, "I surveyed the psychological effects of computational objects in everyday life of people's tendency to project thoughts and feelings onto their machines" (Turkle 664). Her studies prove a logical side to her argument of what kind of affect technology has on the human mind. Tukle gives many more logos and ethos examples throughout the essay. Turkle's use of pathos at then end ties in her claim with the idea of her essay. She explains how, "Information technology is embedding in a culture that supports democracy, freedom of expression, tolerance, diversity, and complexity of opinion is one of the next decade's greatest challenges. We cannot afford to fail" (Turkle 668). Turkle is appealing to the computer culture, which is mainly the youth, on