In our society today, mass media and the fast growing rate of technological advancement has made a major impact on the loss of humanity's intelligence. Yet, the solution to this theory can be answered and argued about in various ways. In the essays, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and “Mind Over Mass Media” the Authors share their opinions on the impacts that technology advancement and mass media have made within the following amount of recent years. For example, in the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Author, Nicholas Carr, who is a much known writer and also finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, discusses how his level of thinking has changed due to using technology. He also supports all of his evidence that he discusses throughout his essay …show more content…
In either case, both writers’ utilize the rhetorical appeal of ethos and logos to present and organize evidence that can prove their arguments. By using both approaches, each writer was able to get their points across when it was expressed on how they felt about the topic raise with questions. In Nicholas Carr’s essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” the rhetorical appeal of ethos and logos presented substantial evidence and also showcased an excellent organization that helped shape his ideals of technological advancement, which also made his essay a lot stronger to his readers, therefore making it more persuasive than the Steven Pinker essay as well. Nicholas Carr’s essay presented evidence to his readers that showcased how “the Net is becoming a universal medium” (Carr) within our society. Throughout his essay, Carr supported his evidence by utilizing a reference of different sources. Prime example was when Carr talked about “media theorist”, Marshall