Pathos And Logos
It is no denying that the internet is one of the most innovational and the most influential invention in this generation. Even with all the countless advantages it brought to our society, the Internet had also brought some of its disadvantages. In Nicholas Carr’s article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, the article discusses a few of the Internet’s drawbacks in our society. Through the use of pathos, logos, and ethos, Carr is trying to inform the audience about the damaging effects of the Internet on our brain.
The author uses some personal experiences to detail the negative effects of the Internet. Carr begins his article by describing how he became worried about the Web. He mentions that his reading skill changes throughout the years. He says, “Over the past few years I’ve had an uncomfortable sense that someone or something has been tinkering with my brain” (313). Carr realizes that spending too much time on the internet causes his reading concentration to degrade over time. Using his own experiences, it can appeal more to the readers. But in order to avoid showing a bias opinion, the author also mentions more people that have the same reading struggle. One of the people that he mentions in the article is a blogger named Bruce Friedman. Friedman told the author, “I now have almost totally lost the ability to read and absorb a longish article on the web or in print” (316). By mentioning all those people, the author creates an alerting tone, perhaps to make the readers …show more content…
The author’s main goal is not to create hate nor to create fear against the use of the Internet in our society. I believe the objective of the author is to simply inform the audience about the disadvantages of frequently using the Web. Just like any other things in this world, no matter how great they are, they will all have some sort of a
The author uses some personal experiences to detail the negative effects of the Internet. Carr begins his article by describing how he became worried about the Web. He mentions that his reading skill changes throughout the years. He says, “Over the past few years I’ve had an uncomfortable sense that someone or something has been tinkering with my brain” (313). Carr realizes that spending too much time on the internet causes his reading concentration to degrade over time. Using his own experiences, it can appeal more to the readers. But in order to avoid showing a bias opinion, the author also mentions more people that have the same reading struggle. One of the people that he mentions in the article is a blogger named Bruce Friedman. Friedman told the author, “I now have almost totally lost the ability to read and absorb a longish article on the web or in print” (316). By mentioning all those people, the author creates an alerting tone, perhaps to make the readers …show more content…
The author’s main goal is not to create hate nor to create fear against the use of the Internet in our society. I believe the objective of the author is to simply inform the audience about the disadvantages of frequently using the Web. Just like any other things in this world, no matter how great they are, they will all have some sort of a