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Writing has many tools and devices that can be used to influence the purpose and meaning of the a piece of work. In the two pieces of work, "Private License Plate Scanners Amassing Vast Databases Open to Highest Bidders-which is written in a way that it is anti-license plate tracking- and "Who Has the Right to Track You?'-which is written to be for license plate tracking- many different tools and devices are used by the authors. These pieces of work describe the benefits and drawbacks of collecting data and tracking fellow citizens, but use different forms of pathos, ethos, and logos to portray what they are trying to say. Also, both articles state how many are opposed to this tracking, arguing that it is against the First Amendment, …show more content…

In addition, in this source, the author has a strong angry tone that has a negative correlation. In similarity, the author also uses words that give the feeling of negativity, making it all seem opposed to this liscense plate tracking. All of this comes together to show that the authors purpose is to make readers oppose liscence plate tracking. First of all, the article, "Who Has the Right to Track You?", also uses many writing devices. The author of this article uses pathos, ethos, and logos, tone, and word chice to explain why to be against license plate tracking. To begin, the author of this piece of writing uses pathos to encourage oppostion. Pathos is used when stating, "This is a complicated area where we are going to need to carefully balance First Amendment rights of corporations versus individuals privacy rights". This appeals to the readers because it makes them feel a sense of security because they know that their privacy is being considered to make sure everything is legal and okay. Logos is also used when the author speaks of how over 50 million vehicles are recorded, but also how this of which goes to 550 affiliates to look it over. These numbers and use of logic give the reader a set amount and give an appeal. Alas, another mechanism that the author uses is ethos; this is used when the author tells about the different attorneys and important people of the government contribute to this situation

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