Labors of the Multitude

1)     Technology has become so popular that people use it all the time now. Television used to be the main distraction for people but now it has become replaced by the internet. Technology has not only changed the way of living for people but it has changed the way people communicate with one another. Social media is the main source behind the way people communicate with each other. Since people are too lazy and feel the need to not write properly, they use abbreviations or slang words to send a message or write a post faster. People do this all the time that they begin to feel accustomed to it and when they go back to school or anywhere in public, they bring that type of writing with them. People use slang words or improper English when they talk to each other. In addition, people who have to speak in public do not speak in a manner that would get the audience interested due to the choice of words the speaker has chosen. Technology is changing human language and nobody seems to change anything about it.

2)     The four rhetorical approaches are persuasion, argumentation, storytelling, and invitation. Persuasion is when you are trying to change someone’s opinion about something that they may disagree about. The media uses persuasion by asserting ads of some sort to change people’s opinion about something. For example, they can be promoting a vitamin drink that can make people lose weight. Argumentation is when you try to stand behind your point and using different tactics to prove your opinion correct. The news media uses argumentation whenever they want the public to view only their side of any story. Story telling is when you tell a story to someone and they do the same. Story telling usually changes the concept of the story because everyone can tell it differently. Social media uses story telling a lot whenever it comes to sharing and posting things on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Invitation is a non-persuasive approach that just introduces a topic to the public in order to choose the best plan or outcome of any situation. Social media uses invitation by allowing people want a change in the world to be noticed by the public, which will allow them to get support based on the peoples own opinion.

3)     As a male I never noticed how much of advantage had over females just because of my gender. The challenge I had to respond to was the wage gap between genders. I responded to it by supporting women groups on social media and helping get the word out to the public.