Analytical Review of “Is Google Making Us Stupid”
As society advances into the technological era, innovations have served society as a catalyst to become more efficient, more technologically sound, and most importantly more in tuned with the rapid changes that are presented to us every day. Yet, there are some, that like to stay “old school.” There are some arguments that state these technological advancements are receding society’s intellectual advancement. Nonetheless, it should be apparent that the subject on society’s advancement has many view points and approaches. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid”, Nicholas Carr approaches the common issues of common availability of information through the internet; most importantly how it effects our ability to search and retain information. Logical appeal is heavily used, as background information and resources are mainly present to support his statement on modern access to information. His motivation for his argument is from a scene in A Space Odyssey. His main point is how the natural thinking process is slowly being replaced by
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Throughout his opening of his essay, the reader may be convinced about his viewpoint on online resources, but not entirely. During this point of his essay, personal accounts are only being stated, instead of logical outside information to support his argument. This is presumed that this is his reason for use of hyperbole. Prior to his opening of the essay, his title states a bold statement, foreshadowing his opinions on the topic. Besides his overdramatic examples from A Space Odyssey, Carr does use some metonymy in his title. The use of Google is a metonymy for modern technology and services. This serves as an audience hook to the argument. Since Google serves as one of the leading forefront in technological advancements, it was appropriate to use Google for his