Rhetorical Analysis Of Stop Googling. Let's Talk

Rhetorical Analysis of “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” In the article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” by Sherry Turkle, a lack of empathy and face to face interaction skills in students today is argued to be caused by the large presence of phones in the way we interact. The author discusses the difference in friendships in the years before phones compared to now. The author concludes that the extensive phone usage in today’s society is harmfull for crucial socialization skills. In Sherry Turkle’s “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” the use of logos, pathos, ethos, is used presenting her argument to the readers of this article, by presenting research, exclusive experience, and personal emotion to woo the attention of her readers. This opinion article

Being a psychologist, Turkle is extremely capable of studying how the lack of communication has affected the young people of today because it has directly affected the social behavior that she studies. She states her success in her career in order to make her opinion more appealing to her audience. “I’ve been studying the psychology of online connectivity for more than 30 years. For the past five, I’ve had a special focus: What has happened to face-to-face conversation in a world where so many people say they would rather text than talk? I’ve looked at families, friendships and romance. I’ve studied schools, universities and workplaces” (Turkle). Her great success as a psychologist shows the credibility of her work. It also implies that she knows a lot about the subject she is forming an opinion over because she preformed high quality research before forming an opinion over the

She uses brings in the emotion of loss when she alludes to the loss of true relationships even within the family. The author describes a 15 year old boy’s relationship with his father as one lacking face to face communication. “One 15-year-old I interviewed at a summer camp talked about her reaction when she went out to dinner with her father and he took out his phone to add “facts” to their conversation. “Daddy,” she said, “stop Googling. I want to talk to you.” (Turkle) This also brings a sense of shame to the readers because the boy is reaching out to his father but receives a lack of empathy in return. Turkel uses this strategy to get her audience to seek for a change in society by pulling at their