Analysis #4

Enthymeme: WATCO Facebook on getting into a serious relationship?
Claim: Facebook has a negative impact on the chances of getting into a serious relationship.(hampers instead of negative impact)
Reason: Because chatting on Facebook decreases one-on-one communication skills.
IA: whatever decreases one-on-one communication skills also negatively impacts an individual’s chances of getting into a serious relationship.

Audience: Single BYU boys who have an extreme addiction to Facebook.

Goal: Get the boys to use Facebook chat less or not at all.

How:
Ethos: Sources are used illustrating communication as more than the words we say. For this source, the credentials were missing, which would be good information to have especially for college age students who want to know who wrote it. There is also an apostle quote which helps to reaffirm the “one-on-one” concept but the evidence surrounding it could be better used.

Typical: In an attempt to make an argument irrefutable, the argument simply became too critical. There were no concessions. It seemed like the point was that no matter what, Facebook chat was bad. This also did not work because a lot of BYU students have Facebook . This argument was not very typical.

Effective: The argument as a whole was a mediocre persuasive piece. The smaller counterarguments were addressed while the larger ones where left unattested. More time has to be spent giving concessions, but not so much that the stance is lost. There should also be an attempt to not always refer to the most dire situations. Comparing “being like everyone else” and divorce was quite the stretch to get the point across. Reading it through like I was the audience will most likely help me to realize the holes that are left.