Device Quotation Connection to Device & Effectiveness
Appeal to Pathos
Appeal to Logos
l) "When was the last time you sent a kid to the principal's office
for talking in class too much? l just don't think it happens too much.
So what we kept seeing is the chasm keeps building between how
students communicate and the ability to tell adults about what's
going on in their lives," he said. "l thought we could bridge the
gap."
2) "People say that's not private: lt's public on Facebook. l say
that's just semantics. The question is what is the school doing? lt's
not stumbling into students like a teacher running across a
student on the street. This is the school sending someone to watch
them," Tien said.
l) Frydrych effectively uses inductive reasoning to appeal to the
audience's reason. He first identifies a common specific
phenomenon then draws the conclusion that there is a gap between
the way students communicate and their ability to tell adults about
their activities. He then offers monitoring as a solution to "bridge the
gap".
2) Tien also tries to appeal to the reader's reason through inductive
reasoning. He first refers to the specific case of contractors using
semantics then concludes that the school sending a contractor to
watch their students. However, his argument is not as
comprehensive as Frydrych's appeal to logos.
Appeal to Ethos
l) "We had t o educat e t he st udent on t he dangers of post ing
such phot os", Sheehan said. "He was a good kid. . lt had a
good ending."
2) "When the government and public schools are part of
the government engages in any kind of line-crossing and
to act ually go and gat her informat ion about people away
from school, t hat crosses a line," Tien said.
l) Sheehan effectively appeals to the reader's ethics by showing
that the contractor was trying to teach students how to behave
responsibly. By referring to the student as a "good kid", the
Sheehan tries to make the reader believe that the contractor is fair
and only looking out for the student's well-being.
2) Tien uses ethical appeal by suggesting that the school is crossing
an ethical boundary if they monitor students' social media. By
associating the school with the government, Tien effectively ties a
sense of responsibility to schools to uphold the right to privacy.
Powerful and Purposeful
Diction
l) "We were able t o save a life," Sheehan said, adding t he
two recent suicides weren't out side t he norm for school
dist rict s. "lt 's just anot her avenue t o open up a dialogue wit h
parent s about safety."
2) "Teachers may not be aware t hat st udent s are dipping
their mouths int o t heir jacket in order t o t ake a hit off t heir
vapor pen," Frydrych said.
l) Emphasizing the issue of student's safety and how monitoring
social media has lead to saving a life was an effective and powerful
way for Sheehan to use diction. The gravity of the topic makes his
point convincing.
2) Bringing up the possibility of students using drugs in the
classroom effectively catches the reader's attention. lt makes
parents and teachers see that there needs to be new measures to
prevent new situations for harm brought on by new technology.
l) "lt 's most ly kids hanging ont o a t hread of life," Frydrych
said.
2) "This is t he government essent ially hiring a cont ract or t o
st alk t he social media of t he kids," said Lee Tien.
l) Frydrych effectively appeals to the reader's emotions by
emphasizing that there are many students who are at risk for
suicide. The phrase "thread of life" creates a sense of desperation,
which helps persuade the reader to see the need for monitoring
students' social media.
2) Tien effectively appeals to the reader's emotions by
characterizing the contractor as invasive. By using the word "stalk",
creates the sense of preying on students' privacy. This ultimately
appeals to the concerns of students' parents.
