For the texting site I think they did a good job. They had a lot of information and I loved all the youtube videos. They were funny yet made you realize how much texting is controling people's lives. The video of the kid who killed two guys by texting also added a lot to the argument. It was a real life experience. Also in the social networking site they had a youtube video how social networking had effected a girl. These videos make the argument more real and life like. For the spring break website they address the arguments of why BYU says we don't have a spring break. I think that is a strong point for them because they address the issues but then agrue why that really isn't a good reason. In the virtual living, they don't really explain what they are saying. For example they talk about the negative effects, saying that it will lead to physical, social and emotional problems for the user. Whether this is true or not they have no references showing that it is true and not jsut somehting they made up and they don't go on to explain why users would have these problems. So it makes the site seem less reliable.
A website I found that was against drunk driving is http://www.madd.org. MADD stands for mothers against drunk driving. I think it is a very good persuasive website trying to get people involved and to stop people driving under the influence. They have a place were it talks about there campaign. They have a simple version and then when you press on it they go into full detail about it and sometimes even have a video showing or explaining what they mean. This helps a lot because people can get an idea just by their first look, but once you press on it, they are able to understand more for what they are fighting for. One thing they have that really hits you is they have this cute picture of a little girl with things going past her saying 2006: first day of kindergarten 2007: Grandpa teaches her to ride her bike 2008: stars in her first school play. Then it goes back through those dates and crosses them out and puts instead 2005: hit and killed by a drunk driver. They have three more people who have had life changing experiences like their death or being paralyzed. This helps you see the reality of it all. They have a place for research done and a place that lists all the statistics found concerning drunk driving. They just have a lot of information in all aspects from statistics to how to get involved. It is a very persuasive website because they are reliable and they have a lot of information proving and trying to get you involved.
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I agree testimonials add a lot to enhance the persuasiveness of an article.
ReplyDeleteWow that is an impacting argument (the one about the dates crossed out). It really makes you feel for the girl and her family and want to stop that from happening.
i agree with amanda. the dates crossed out has a lot of pathos, which is especially effective since their target audience is mothers.
ReplyDeleteI must be weird but I dont really trust testimonials very much because people tend to exaggerate their experience.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really like how they do the crossing out the dates with the pictures of people. Troy I think that is a good point about how they are using pathos to get to mothers. It is very effective I feel, because it just shows how easily somehting can change so people need to get involved with preventing drunk driving so that it wont happen to others.
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