Nicholas Carr Ethos And Logos
Often I have asked myself is it a good thing that I can have any question answered within seconds without even working for my answer? Obviously, most people would say why not? Why make things harder for yourself? I will highlight for you in the following written words how Nicholas Carr successfully uses ethos, logos, and pathos in his writing to show as a society we are selling ourselves short on learning capabilities.
According to Nicholas Carr, we are all falling into the trap of receiving knowledge without questioning its sources and not being able to think for ourselves. Is having sources like Google making us stupid? As a society we should be able to educate ourselves on our own without answers being spoon-fed to us on demand.
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They could have easily altered their answers to fit the question better. So Carr reinforces this study with a ethos approach by referring to a five-year research program in London. This program identified that people were skimming instead of reading documents fully.
We have our direct problem. I can definitely relate to skimming 80 percent of things that I am “supposed” to read. Carr has appealed to his readers in two different ways: first, by giving a personal testimony of struggling to read and recall information; and second, as supporting the claim that others do the same through a college-based research program.
Carr has done an effective job of highlighting a growing problem in our society, that we are too heavily dependent on sources like Google giving us the answers right away. In return we are in a constant skimming practice, and are neglecting to fully read things. He says that we have essentially drained ourselves of this inner repertory of dense culture inheritance. We have relied so much on sources like Google to solve our problems, that we have forgotten how to analyze, research, and recall information
According to Nicholas Carr, we are all falling into the trap of receiving knowledge without questioning its sources and not being able to think for ourselves. Is having sources like Google making us stupid? As a society we should be able to educate ourselves on our own without answers being spoon-fed to us on demand.
Carr begins …show more content…
They could have easily altered their answers to fit the question better. So Carr reinforces this study with a ethos approach by referring to a five-year research program in London. This program identified that people were skimming instead of reading documents fully.
We have our direct problem. I can definitely relate to skimming 80 percent of things that I am “supposed” to read. Carr has appealed to his readers in two different ways: first, by giving a personal testimony of struggling to read and recall information; and second, as supporting the claim that others do the same through a college-based research program.
Carr has done an effective job of highlighting a growing problem in our society, that we are too heavily dependent on sources like Google giving us the answers right away. In return we are in a constant skimming practice, and are neglecting to fully read things. He says that we have essentially drained ourselves of this inner repertory of dense culture inheritance. We have relied so much on sources like Google to solve our problems, that we have forgotten how to analyze, research, and recall information