¶ … Farhad Manjoo describes all the positive reasons for having a profile on the social network, Facebook. Manjoo's argument is that Facebook, despite any potential deficits is a valuable tool and uses his essay to convince those not already using Facebook that the website will be good for them. He utilizes all the persuasive literary devices (logos, ethos, and pathos) to convince the reader that the potential negatives about Facebook are far outnumbered by the potential benefits.
Logos, by definition, is the word choices an author makes in order to help prove his or her point. Manjoo makes subtle jabs at those not on Facebook. He does so partially by making this group know that they are fast becoming the minority. Secondly, he compares these standouts with false stories quoted in the satirical and fictional newspaper, The Onion. "I'm not an elitist. It's just that I'd rather sculpt or write in my journal or read Proust than sit there passively staring at some phosphorescent screen." Obviously, someone who sculpts and reads Marcel Proust for fun, not to mention someone who describes a computer screen as phosphorescent, is most assuredly an elitist. The purpose of this type of writing is to ensure that those reading the essay, who do not wish to think of themselves as elitist or above the group, will then log on to Facebook.
Ethos is the ability, through writing, to...
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