Pauldesmo

The writing process is a universal process that I feel allows you to produce the best writing that you have the ability to compose. It is very useful outside of English class, and even outside of school. Writing papers is something that has become a regular occurrence in my life and this process is something I have been using for every single one. I have already used the writing process outside of English class. I have used it in my UNI class, criminology class, and my political science class for my major. When I use the writing process, I create a rough draft, revise, have someone else look over it, and then create my final copy. 

Technology isn’t the cause of our addictions, it’s ourselves. It’s the 21st century addiction, not cigarettes. I agree with the argument in my original article and chose to expand on it in my infographic. They say that the more you sit in front of a screen, the more your brain feels the need to have it. You also become socially isolated, leaving technology to be the only form of interaction you get, with people through a screen. I further expand on my argument in my infographic through facts like what percent of teens would admit to having an addiction and the mental affects it has on people. To further the information given in the original article in my infographic, I provided ways you can rid your addictions .

The assignment that has been the most challenging for me this year was the rhetorical analysis. What I struggled with during the analysis was properly analyzing my authors article. There was very little bias, so it was difficult for me to decide what their argument was and I also had trouble figuring out what rhetorical devices were used. Regarding my writing, I feel that it hasn’t improved that much, but I have re-learned little rules and tricks to make my writing more correct and clear. 

I found how important it was to check for bias in an article. Writers and journalists can sometimes hide their bias in their writing and in result, you can’t always tell there even is bias. It is important that you know where your resource is coming from, who wrote it, and that it is all credible. Always checking the domain and how the website looks is something that has become routine with me since high school. The media bias website is really cool and I know I’ll be using it a lot in the future. I now am always making sure I know this information so even if I know there is bias in the articles, I can still attain the information and use it to form my own ideas. 

My article argued that the “robot uprisings” seen in sci-fi cannot happen in real life. It was argued that this is impossible as machines cannot learn from their errors and cannot seek improvements. While the arguments were very solid, they focused a bit too heavily on the present, leaving out any possible breakthrough making these possible. As such, does the fact that it’s currently impossible mean it forever will be? After all, the technology we are using today (video calls, streaming, portable computers) were all once thought to be unrealistic.

I found this scary image on Google by looking up 'rhetorical image technology'. I believe the audience would be parents. The image's purpose is to scare parents into thinking they let their children watch too much TV. I think it vaguely leans toward the appeal of pathos because it kind of tugs at the emotions of parents who are doing this to their kids. C- It uses contrast by having the entire image be black and white while keeping the eye in the tv blue. R-There isn't repetition in this ad. A- The words are set right under the tv where it's easy to understand what the ad is trying to say. P- As for proximity, this ad feels very modern but also creepy but the way it only shows a closeup of a baby's face and some words. Also, the words are all capitalized.

My author included the quote, “our AI systems must do what we want them to do,” from the open letter regarding AI as the basis that the opposition is making their argument on. He explains how this phrase has been misinterpreted as an indication that something uncontrollable is being made, rather than a simple goal statement. The author definitely included this quote effectively as it gives an insight into the opposition’s reason while setting up the counter. This technique could certainly help with my analysis.

When I recieve a peer review, the most helpful corrections in my opinion are those that involve the ideas and flow of my paper. I feel like it's easy to check my own grammar because there are set grammar rules that everyone follows. Although, everyone has different perspectives to offer makes their corrections feel like it is feedback that I could not give myself.