Rhetorical Analysis – First Draft I am writing a rhetorical analysis paper over Hannah Brencher’s TedTalk video “Love Letters to Strangers”. My audience is the younger generations in our society that are consumed with the world of technology. Hannah Brencher, in her TedTalk video, “Love letters to strangers”, explains that despite the fact of living in a “world consumed by the age of technology” (McClure, par. 1) there are better ways to connect with society outside of using social media.
In the poem “An Echo Sonnet,” Robert Pack introduces a narrator and an alter ego who exchanges questions and answers that show Pack’s questions and attitudes towards life. The narrator is portrayed as a timid man who is afraid to dive into the unknown. He fears what will come of his future life and the consequences of mortality. The “echo” which is the speakers alter ego, answers the voices questions in a way that gives the voice a certain outlook on life. Pack utilizes a traditional form of Shakespearian sonnet with the addition of the “echo” which enable the reader to receive a clearer message.
In his article, Ludden argues that whether or not social media affects your loneliness depends on what you do with it. He examines studies that present that those who use social media to connect with friends who are farther from them experience more loneliness than those who use it to connect with friends who are closer to them. He also claims that the use of social media to examine other people’s activities and lives without participating can increase loneliness and socially awkwardness in the real world, especially when this is being done to compare one's own life to others. Overall, the key to his argument is that the effect of social media on one’s loneliness depends on their social skills and what they are using it for. One of the first rhetorical appeals brought out in Ludden’s article is the appeal to pathos.
He talks about how social media is tied around weak ties, and how Twitter and Facebook is a good way to have many friends or stay in touch with people you usually wouldn’t. But he says that if can be a wonderful thing. “There is strength in weak ties, as the sociologist Mark Granovetter has observed. Our acquaintances--not our friends-- are our greatest source of new ideas and information” (407). Here he is trying to show the good in having loads of internet friends, but explain of that can be a bad thing.
Regardless of what the authors think of Facebook in their articles “Grief in the Age of Facebook” and “The Facebook Addiction Spreads,” Angela Adair Fowler was good in her purpose and the overall argument, yet she did not use strong evidences. Whereas, Elizabeth Stone was great in her main ideas and evidences making her article to be a better rhetorical writing, yet her purpose is the only weak point. Honestly, both articles are well done and leave a special feeling to their writings that talk about the impact of Facebook on its users. Stone mainly focuses on the “memorializing” policy of Facebook, a bright side; while Fowler describes Facebook as a pestilence. Fowler’s article is about Facebook heavily use being quickly spread among people
She wants to make sure that the reader will understand her argument. At the same time she does not say social media is a bad thing; it’s about how we use it. She explains the addiction of social media by describing the notifications of social media apps and how we want more likes and followers even if we have
He likes to use similes by comparing things to one another to give the reader a better connection to Facebook cons. He says, “Posting information is like pornography… a slick, impersonal exhibition. Exchanging stories is like making love. ”(para.1) this has happened to most people then you would think. Who would think that pushing “post” would feel better than being with your mate?
Facebook Friendonomics by Scott Brown Scott Brown, a writing critique, in his essay “Facebook Friendonomics” implies that social media, such as Facebook, has changed the definition of friendships. He refers how friendships online are distant and lacks the value of a physical friendship. His purpose is to show how Facebook makes friendships expandable and weakens real-life connections. He uses diction to negative connotation to convince his audience that online friends lack the personal growth compare to proper friendship. Brown’s argument effectively motivates people to put aside their devices, met face-to-face, and fulfill the values of a proper friendship.
Studies have also shown that if a child is exposed to technology at a young age to satisfy their boredom, they often have a lack of creativity. Sharing the same belief about the negativity technology brings, William Deresiewicz and Robert Putnam, authors of “The End of Solitude” and “Bowling Alone”, also agree that technology impacts a person's life in a negative way. Deresiewicz focuses a portion of his argument on the point that many people have consumed themselves in social media due to the fact that they are scared of one thing: loneliness. Paragraph two of “The End of Solitude” implies, “Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone” (Deresiewicz 2). Being alone is needed in order to function properly, and if someone is on their phone or computer constantly, are they ever really alone?
Her argument goes on claiming how Facebook has made us more wary of real human confrontation, and how the network’s audience has become afraid of being caught in the act of avoiding confrontation. Mathias supports this when she uses the example of one of her friends losing it when she heard of a hacker application for Facebook that would expose who’s been searching who, making everyone know of a love interest she had been “stalking.” Mathias argues how we have managed to fear real interaction by cowering behind online. She concludes stating that Facebook is another form of
For this rhetorical analysis essay I decided to reflect upon the somewhat recent documentary titled “The Social Dilemma”. From gen-zians to baby boomers, this film was dedicated to educating people on the impact of social media on today’s society as we have entered a tech-frenzy world. Just like many other people, I wanted to see what the craze was about when this film was produced back in 2020. From interviews with former tech company employees to societal examples, Jeff Orlowski used various rhetorical strategies to convey an important message within his world-famous film. Growing up during a time where social media was just developing and kids weren’t glued to their iPad’s, I have very clearly noticed the effects social media has had on,
Throughout the article she explains her feelings and her problems she is faced with through her story leading up to S’s Death in the end and how it affected her.. Even though she never truly knew her and met her once or twice face to face she felt real emotions as if they had been close friends. She even states in her own words after reading about S’s relation ship online “When had i become such a voyeur?” (Bolick 1) It is shown throughout the essay that Facebook is altering how one feels emotions and relates to others.
It all started when a young boy named James Mc Cow, woke up unconscious on the floor. He tried to look around, but his vision was weak, his head was spinning and, his legs felt like he ran a five hour marathon, he notices it was classroom but there was nobody in it. The last time James remembered was he was at a party and decided to have a drink, he got up from his knees and went to look out the window. He only saw was miles of trees and a dirt road, he tried to get his phone out but it was gone, he decided to go to the door and when he opened it appeared to be a very disturbing hallway.
In Sherman Alexie’s “The Facebook Sonnet”, the truth is told to everyone that is on the internet or on devices. People now of days miss all of the fun or experiences that they could be living but instead want to live it through their phone by recording it and thinking that later on in life they will go back and try to relive it, but they never will. That video clip will become another thing to manage in a phone and have no importance. People, especially teens, will feel obligated to keep everyone that they know up to date on what that person is doing by taking a photo or video and posting it to social media. There is no need for these and most of the time they only post those photos or videos to feel like they are popular by getting views,
As previously stated, social media helps kids stay connected with friends and family from different parts of the world because “Online communication is particularly cost-effective and easy to use, allowing adolescents the opportunity to initiate, build, and maintain relationships with family, peers, and even strangers across varying distances” (Anthony, LeCory, and Williams, 494). Even though online communication is keeping people connected, the use of technology at a young age has an impact on adolescents’ personal development. The friendships, children have on social media might not be as meaningful as they seem. The article, Trends in Adolescent Development Impacting Practice: How Can We Catch Up, states that “[…], youth are unlikely to virtually “disconnect” from their peers when they are alone, instead choosing relief from momentary feelings of loneliness or unhappiness over a period of renewal and self-reflection” (Anthony, LeCory, and Williams, 493), this indicates that adolescents do not know how to deal with their emotions.
