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3 comments:
Near the end of William's essay he has a paragraph with rhetorical questions. The purpose of this paragraph is to show the bigger picture. By asking "what will the effect be on democracy?" he infers that all the little things we do affect greater bigger organizations. The effect of these questions is that it makes the reader reflect on the meaning we give the media and how it has affected our views on life.
The series of questions Williams asks are rhetorical questions to add to the effect of the argument Williams is making. Williams is trying to arouse the reader’s feelings and not asking the questions for the purpose of obtaining an answer. This is shown when he asks “What if “talking” means typing on a laptop, but the audience is too distracted to pay attention?” which implies that Williams is indirectly criticizing the audience for not paying attention.
The series of rhetorical questions that Williams asks is just to make the reader think. After making his point he wants to leave his readers thinking, he wants readers to try to answer the questions that he didn’t. He asks questions that could affect the future. For example, one of the questions that he asks is, “The Whole notion of “media” is now much more democratic, but what will the effect be on democracy?”(8). This question applies to the future, and causes readers to think about what media will bring the United States and all Americans in the future.
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