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The Flight From Conversation Rhetorical Analysis

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In the “The Flight From Conversation”, Sherry Turkle uses the method of pathos to make her argument about the distraction of technology effective. In her excerpts, Turkle uses two common strategies of pathos; inclusive, vivid, and descriptive language throughout her excerpt to support her argument. The strategies of pathos are apparent in her excerpt as she relates her argument to real situations based on a variety of different people, shares stories about people that are meant to create a relationship between the reader and the story, and includes herself as a part of the argument. The rhetorical appeal is used to help create a connection that makes Turkle’s argument effective to the readers. Sherry Turkle uses one story in her excerpt to explain how technology is starting to replace humanity in the subject of human comfort and interaction, “One of the most haunting experiences during my research came when I …show more content…

This quote and the comments made after helps readers connect with her argument and make it more effective, because it makes them empathize for person and the situation at hand. Not only does she use stories to connect with empathetic people, but she also uses general stories of different people to help the readers directly relate to the situations. Vivid, descriptive language is used to describe how technology personally can affect people at different social statuses such as 16-year-old boy or a successful business man(Turkle 85). The descriptive language that is present creates a vivid picture of a real person that helps readers associate with the argument and put themselves into the situation. Likewise, Turkle’s inclusive language also creates the same effect in the way of including the reader. “ We’ve become accustomed

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