Is Copying Really Isn’t Cool? The article, “Copying Isn’t Cool” by Scott Matthews (2012), a software developer discusses that copying copyrighted material is a wide spread non stopping issue nowadays, and how that these copyright laws should not be changed or altered by public institutions or governmental authorities, adding to that the need to respect and protect the products and properties of others. Being a developer, Matthews is truly heated for his field of expertise taking into considering his achievements, and this association with software developing and copyright material was the prime ingredient of his article to discuss this ongoing issue as he uses his own experience and awareness of the problem to present and demonstrate the…show more content… To explain, Pathos is a synonym for the word emotional, but a better duplicate might be 'appeal to the audience's sympathies and imagination.' An appeal to pathos causes an audience, not just to respond emotionally, but to identify with the writer's point of view, to feel what the writer feels towards the issue. For instance, it’s known to every writer that for him to bond his intended audience with his argument; he must launch his debate with a strong introduction that appeals his audience directly into the issue being stated. However, Matthews started his article by arguing against the system of compensation for content creators offered by the EFF while instead; while he could have started it with a catchy introduction that will establish a sympathetic and an emotional feeling with the readers since he is a software developer himself, which is turn would have remarkably reinforced and attracted his readers to his point of argument. Furthermore, Consider paragraph 9 where Matthews is explaining how file-sharing applications work and how that it should be applied to all kinds of digital works. Instead of injecting all that talk about the peer-to-peer networks, which an average reader would not have a clue about what a P2P networks are; he could have continued his claim after he said “… this debate isn’t about music, it is about copyright in…show more content… To illustrate, one of the few strengths of the article was demonstrated by his use of Ethos throughout the argument. To explain, Ethos is a synonym for the word ethical appeal, which means convincing by the character of the author, and while Matthews is a software developer himself; he is genuinely definitive in voicing his presumption and has the right to do so. Also, he is well mindful of the issues confronted and the misfortunes that an advanced creator needs to manage because of the unyielding obliviousness of individuals participating in the act of record imparting. His tone is very compelling in the article, yet despite the fact that somewhat casual, attempts further bolstering his good fortune on the grounds that it gives an individual touch to it that engages the pursuer, and includes to the convincingness of the article. Another strong point that I truly like about this piece of the article is how it is well-organized and easy to read throughout the argument. In this manner, the dialect and vocabulary utilized is genuinely basic and simple to peruse, intelligible enough for a normal pursuer. His musings are overall sorted out with great
