Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts.

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We’ll continue our discussion this week over the semester’s common read, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts. We’re going to continue exploring how we construct arguments by thinking a bit more about Aristotle’s appeals to persuasion: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

Ethos is an appeal to ethics or credibility.

When you cite a scientist, scholar, or someone with professional and personal experience, that is an appeal to ethos.
An example: Renown education scholar Mike Rose argues that Angela Duckworth’s concept of GRIT privileges students who already have access and resources.
Logos is an appeal to logic or reason.

If you organize an argument by relying on an If/then statement (either directly or implied), then you’re using an appeal to logos.
An example: We should not add additional students to each professor’s class because if we add 10 students to each class, then faculty members will have to spend 2 hours more each week grading.
Pathos is an appeal to emotion.

When you include an example that stirs an emotional response in your readers, that is an appeal to pathos.
An example: The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) is forcing American nurses and doctors to choose between their duty to their patients and the safety of themselves and their families.
You can also review this content page to learn more about how you can use Aristotle’s appeals to identify and construct arguments here: Writing Toolkit: Appeals to Ethos, Logos, Pathos. You can also watch this video by Camille A. Langston on YouTube to learn more: https://youtu.be/3klMM9BkW5o.

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For this discussion, then, please respond to Lanier’s third essay by writing a response that includes each of the three appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos.

For your discussion below, 1) summarize Lanier’s argument in your own words and 2) develop your response using 1 outside source in a response of approximately 250 – 500 words. If you’re struggling to develop your discussion, you may find guidance on this page useful: Writing Toolkit: Developing Your Discussions.