intro: Society
depends far too much on technology to get tasks done. We don’t have to remember
to pay bills, or asks questions because we have cell phones, apps and computers
to automatically do it for us. In the article “ How America is Dumbing Down the
Next Generation” by Jacqueline Leo, the author argues that technology has
replaced learning, thinking, and people are having less things to do. Leo uses
figurative language, structure, and humorous tone to address her point.
1 body:The
writer’s humorous tone helps her sound somewhat demanding. By her arguing that
cars and houses are smart she means the technology they carry make them be
capable of so much. For example, “ We don’t need to read maps; we get our
geography by an officious sounding person who lives in a little window in our
dashboard.” This quote demonstrates her humorous tone by implying that there is
someone living in our car that knows how to get us around. She continues to use
her tone by commenting to how there might be a robotic car coming soon. Leo makes
a laugh of her comment,” the only decision well have to make—should we sit in
the front seat and pretend were driving or in the back seat and pretend we have
a chauffeur?” Her use of such comments makes it seem kind of ridiculous how we
are not taking control of our lives and letting robotic high tech cars do it
for us. Even though her writing is humorous she controls her points by making
some serious remarks on how we are depending too much with our technological
devices. The use of this strategy implies Leo’s mood and way she thinks of
technology and how we are dealing with it.
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