Valentina Martinez Kristen Foster CO150.

403 16 December 2013 The Explanation of Rhetorical Choices a) The last decade welcomed new technological innovations to the human society (Heussner, Ki). Fairly new technological devices such as cellphones and laptops, became a significant tool that people utilize regularly. The constant usage of these innovative tools, led to the enhancement of continuous distractions that fill up the short-term memory of the human brain with unnecessary data (Galagan, Pat). Moreover, the

capacity of the brain to retain information and effectively focus on one thing at a time is decreasing (Galagan, Pat). The negative outcomes from technological devices can also be seen within social settings. Accordingly, the uncontrolled usage of technological devices and digital media can lead to the development of multiple identities (Growing up Online). It could also make awkward offline interactions (Clemmitt, Marcia). Due to the continuous distractions from technological devices, students are encountering technological obstacles to efficiently manage their time, whether in study settings or social events. Moreover, I decided to create this public argument to encourage students to diminish the usage of their technological devices and devote complete attention to one activity at a time. b) I decided to create a poster for this public argument to make students stop for a few seconds to realize that there are wonderful things and people surrounding them while

they are devoting their time to their smartphones and laptops. The excessive usage of technological devices not only makes students inefficient retainers of information. It also distants offline relationships and keeps people apart from the present. I considered this purpose because as a student I believe that there is a time for every single thing in life. Students should work on one activity at a time to make their best and bring out the best from each moment. If students forget about their phones and laptops while they are doing something else, they would fully enjoy every moment. Hence, the usage of technological devices would be diminished and the negative outcomes would be avoided. c) My claim is that students should diminish the usage of technological devices and digital media. I considered this claim because the continuous usage of smartphones, laptops, and other technological devices has certainly become a tool for distraction (Dean, Jenny). Those constant distractions have the capability to lower the productivity and efficiency of the brain and distant offline relationships. d) I chose students from Colorado State University to be my public audience. I considered them because my public argument has a principal emphasis on the way that students manage their time and their susceptibility to be distracted by technological devices. I am also a part of the Colorado State Universitys community, which gives me the easiness to analyze other students and find the perfect spots to hang the poster. e) I would distribute my poster all over the library facilities. The library is a space to study and make the best out of our time as students. Therefore, whenever students are there it would be helpful to remind them that there will be another time to check their phones because the constant distractions caused by their technological devices will only make them less productive.

f) I decided to adapt my information into a poster. A poster is a printed design that tries to quickly catch the attention of people and provide them with information (Poster). The conventions to create a poster are mainly based on the information that the author wants to transmit. It usually has text and graphic elements that in conjunction will attempt to be both eye-catching and informative. One convention that I considered very important was to organize the text and graphics correctly to make it visually attractive and not to overwhelm the reader with large amounts of data. I utilized Microsoft Office Power Point to create my poster because it gave me various options to create a noticeable and informative poster. g) My argument is limited because not much evidence is provided within the poster. This happened because I didnt want to overwhelm the readers with information; however I might have found a way to be more informative.

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