Shirley Turkle, the author of “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.”, argues that people have become less in tune with communicating because they are using technology constantly. Turkle uses ethos, logos, and pathos to help support her argument that people of this generation are so fully connected with their electronics, that they fail to connect fully with others during conversation.
In Turkle’s article, she starts off by explaining her observations she encountered at a university. She noticed students were able to divide their attention; they were able to be on their phone and look someone in the eye at the same time. She feels conversations are kept light so people can drop in out of the conversation and still be able to understand what is going on. Turkle explains that we rather text or…show more content… Turkle says that people need to stop dividing their attention. Turkle also says that face to face conversations help people learn more about themselves. Turkle also uses pathos in the title of the article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” The “Let’s talk” part of the title make the reader feel like the author wants to have a real conversation. The tone of the article is friendly, so Turkle makes the reader feel like she is someone she is friends with. Turkle also uses pathos at the beginning of the essay, she makes you feel guilty for being a part of the generation contributing to the loss of human communication. She reports about her observations she saw when visiting a college; she noticed many students were connected with their phones. She noticed many students referring to “the rule of three” which is where “you have to check that three people are paying attention — heads up — before you give yourself permission to look down at your phone.” (Turkle). She is appealing to the emotions of her audience by giving them an idea of what is really going on in today’s
