Rhetorical Analysis 2

Rhetorical Analysis
Omayra Bermea
Rhetorical Analysis
03/10/2017
RWS
Rhetorical Analysis
I choose to discuss the article, Influence of Social Media on
Teenagers by Suren Ramasubbu, In this article Suren attempts to identify
and analyze the implications of social media use by teens and how much of a
problem this is now a days, how we should take action to protect teens.
The intended audience is parents who want to learn more about the
effects of social media on their kids. The author writes Adolescence is the
time to spread wings and take the tentative first flight out into the world, and
parents and caregivers must be part of the process. This statement speaks
directly to anyone who is in guardianship of a teen that uses social media. By
using diction like must the author implies that if the parent is not part of
their childs online life they will suffer consequences. This article also
intended this to be read by an educated, middle class, educated individual
because that is the publications key demographic.
The online publication that this article was published on was The
Huffington Post. This online news source has a record of publishing articles
that generally lean to the left. They are viewed as a legitimate source
because they have a history of reporting accurate information, especially in
the political sphere. They have had no major scandals where they have
reported inaccurate information or fake news. The website used an easy to
read font and the ads did not distract from the reading experience. Nothing
about the webpage gives off the impression that It is not legitimate.
Rhetorical Analysis
The author utilizes ethos within his essay by citing other professional
sources. He uses an abundance of statistics to better his argument. He
makes sure to use only sources people are familiar and have placed trust in
before. For example, he cites The American Psychological Association as well
as National Council on Crime Prevention. By including hyperlinked text with
each survey or report he cites he gives the user a sense of security that this
information is real and accurate. By simply clicking the words the user is
linked to where the information was gathered to they have no question
whether or not the studies took place.
By reviewing the publication and authors credentials and integrity the
reader gets a better understanding of where ethos was violated in the piece.
The writer is Suren Ramasubbu co-founder and CEO of Mobicip a Parental
Control and Internet company. This already foreshadows a potential conflict
of interest. Because the writer has a financial stake in whether or not people
agree with his opinion some might conclude his ethos is violated. The author
might have a bias because he might just want to instill fear into parents in
order to generate revenue for his company. It is clear that he is not hiding
the fact he owns a company which deals with the subject matter of the
article. The author title on the online page is a hyperlink to a small summary
about himself where he discloses that he owns the service. The piece ends
with Mobicip offers powerful parental controls for the iPad and other mobile
internet devices. Learn more at www.mobicip.com. A plug for his internet
service which could potentially give off an unethical impression.

Rhetorical Analysis
Pathos was used by the author in order to demonstrate the severity of
the subject matter. His pathos is intended to work on parents because it
involves their kids. By describing in detail the sometimes-deadly dangers of
social media the writer is instilling the sense of fear in the reader. The author
states things such as It is essential that parents are aware of and monitor
privacy settings and online profiles of their wards. By including the word
essential the author gives off the impression that if a parent is not
monitoring their childrens online activity they are doing something wrong.
How well an adult is able to parent is an important
aspect in society so the reader might be inclined to adjust his parenting
accordingly to benefit to fit a status quo. He does use pathos effectively
because he speaks directly to his intended audience.
Suren really implied logos in this article by showing us different type of
articles and studies proving his point. The first article he talked about was a
report by Common Sense Media, 75 percent of teenagers in America
currently have profiles on social networking sites, of which 68 percent use
Facebook as their main social networking tool. He talks about peer pressure
being a risk that cannot be overlooked, Internet addiction and sleep
deprivation are issues that continue to be under intense scrutiny for the
contradictory results that have been obtained in various studies. He as well
used another article by The Pew Research Center, this article talks about the
cyberbullying part of social media. 32 percent of online teens admit to
having experienced a range of menacing online advances from others. He

Rhetorical Analysis
mentioned how there is two kinds of people that are most likely to
cyberbully, the popular ones & those on the fringe of society, the former
resort to such activities to stay popular or to feel powerful, while the latter
troll to fit into a society or to get back at a society that excludes them.
This article really showed us the problems that come with social media
pages and how they really affect us. He proved his point very well and used
all three Ethos, Pathos, Logos and he really did explain all of his theories, he
had great back up for his facts and was still able to find a way to connect
with parent and teens.
Reference:
Ramasubbu, S. (2015, May 26). Influence of Social Media on Teenagers. Retrieved May
12, 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/influence-of-social-media-on-
teenagers_b_7427740.html

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I choose to discuss the article, Influence of Social Media on

Teenagers by Suren Ramasubbu, In this article Suren attempts to identify

directly to anyone who is in guardianship of a teen that uses social media. By

intended this to be read by an educated, middle class, educated individual

because that is the publications key demographic.

because they have a history of reporting accurate information, especially in

reported inaccurate information or fake news. The website used an easy to

sources. He uses an abundance of statistics to better his argument. He

before. For example, he cites The American Psychological Association as well

as National Council on Crime Prevention. By including hyperlinked text with

linked to where the information was gathered to they have no question

whether or not the studies took place.

By reviewing the publication and authors credentials and integrity the

The writer is Suren Ramasubbu co-founder and CEO of Mobicip a Parental

Control and Internet company. This already foreshadows a potential conflict

internet devices. Learn more at www.mobicip.com. A plug for his internet

service which could potentially give off an unethical impression.

Pathos was used by the author in order to demonstrate the severity of

the subject matter. His pathos is intended to work on parents because it

involves their kids. By describing in detail the sometimes-deadly dangers of

How well an adult is able to parent is an important

aspect in society so the reader might be inclined to adjust his parenting

accordingly to benefit to fit a status quo. He does use pathos effectively

because he speaks directly to his intended audience.

Suren really implied logos in this article by showing us different type of

report by Common Sense Media, 75 percent of teenagers in America

currently have profiles on social networking sites, of which 68 percent use

being a risk that cannot be overlooked, Internet addiction and sleep

contradictory results that have been obtained in various studies. He as well

cyberbullying part of social media. 32 percent of online teens admit to

having experienced a range of menacing online advances from others. He

with parent and teens.

12, 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/influence-of-social-media-on-

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