One of the biggest revolutions that
carried our society to be a more efficient and technologically friendly era is
the invention of Google. Google is a multi trillion-dollar search engine that
allows anyone in the world access to any type of information they wish to know.
Because this drastic change in present-day society has a very large effect on
the way lives are lived, there are many different views, both positive and
negative, regarding the large role it has on people now. Among those who see
Google as an increasing danger to us and the way we think is Nicholas Carr. In
order to educate people concerning the negativity he sees behind Google, he
argues his side in “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”. He claims that Google is
changing the way we used to think for the worse. He believes this is evident
due to him noticing a change in the way he now thinks with Google being a part
of his life.
Write second paragraph to intro. Saying
what I am going to be doing in my essay.
Carr’s main strategy in his text is
his implementation of ethos. He understands that due to the nature of our
society, it was evident that something like Google was bound to exist. However,
he didn’t know just to what extent it would change his pattern of thinking.
“Over the past few years, I’ve had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or
something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry,
reprogramming the memory”(Course Reader 58). Truly this is a subjective
happening. It is foolish to think that an inanimate object like “Google” can
force itself into one’s brain and change the way people think. Carr can simply
just limit his use of the software in order to reverse what he claims to be
happening inside his head. His purpose is evident, however, that he wishes to
encourage the reader to look at the situation from a different perspective.
With the use of ethos, it is easier to see the bird’s eye view on each
individual situation. We can better understanding where we stand as individuals
and the importance Google has on our lives. The use of ethos furthers his
central claim by understanding that the opinions of others are subjective. “For
me, as for others, the Net is becoming a universal medium, the conduit for most
of the information that flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind”
(Course Reader 59). Although the use of his colorful and persuasive diction in
order to accurately illustrate where he stands in order to grab the reader and
make him seem more credible, he does leave is open for discussion. This is
apparent through the first few words in his quote when he specifies that his
feelings may be the same for others rather than telling his audience that this
is what is happening to everyone as a result from Google.
Strategy: use of authorities or
“big names”. This makes him seem even more so credible. Uses this to build
trust in his argument. Talk about how he overuses this strategy. How it
furthers his central claim. Effective? Overused so it dulls its effectiveness
because it takes away from his personal standing
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