Throughout many different generations, technology has slowly taken over our lives. The goal was to make life easier for human beings, which led to the invention of Google. Nicholas Carr wrote an article called “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” to explain how he feels about the Internet ruining his everyday life. In the article, Carr talks about how he cannot focus and eventually gets fidgety while reading a book. He continues on to say how no matter what, his life is surrounded by the internet and blames the Internet for not being able to read text as well, but then says that the Internet is actually a huge lifesaver. While using different rhetorical devices, Nicholas Carr argues that accessing information through Google has caused people to no longer keep focus while trying to read text.
With the use of pathos, logos, and ethos Carr is able to make is point clear to the reader. In order to instill fear into the reader, Carr demonstrates pathos when saying, “The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive” (325). Using the comparison of the human brain and a computer causes fear to take over the reader. With Carr saying the brain is outdated, the reader assumes that the brain is being taking over by the computer, …show more content…
Carr provides facts, experiences, and other people’s opinion in order to get his point across. The purpose of the article is to persuade his readers that the Web can ruin the way that a person thinks. Carr was able to get the audience to connect and fully understand his reasoning on why the Internet can harm you. By the end of the article, the reader can be fully persuaded into believing that in fact Google is making us