Analysis of Article- Austin & Heidi

        These articles discuss how the internet is making us smarter, and how it is making us dumber.  In the article titled "How the Internet is Altering Your Mind", the author uses ethos by mentioning Carr and his studies.  Since reading The Shallows, as well as seeing the facts and studies shown in this article, the author is given credibility.  I think it is effective to me personally because I have read The Shallows, and give the book strong credibility.  The author uses logos by talking about different authors such as Carr to explain his point and prove both sides of the argument.  He uses pathos by relating the internet use to every day life.  I do not think this is the strongest way to use pathos.  The author could have instead used his voice and opinion more, so the audience could relate to him. 

         In the article titled "How the Internet is ruining your memory", the author discusses how much harder it is to remember things, now that the internet is so prominent.  He uses ethos by inserting many statistics and facts about how people reported not remembering phone numbers or addresses since they got a cell phone or computer.   I think this is effective because it shows real numbers of people who seem to not be able to remember things.  The author uses pathos by asking the audience the question of what they can remember.  I think this is very effective because he is including the audience and relating his article to their every day lives.  He uses logos by talking about how everything is just a click away.  Since technology and the internet is so widely used today, the audience can relate to what he is saying.

        I think the article titled "How the Internet is ruining your memory" is more effective.  I think it is more effective because the first article has a lot of facts and ideas from other people, but not much voice of the actual author is shown.  Also, I feel the second article did a great job in engaging the audience by asking questions and keeping the interest.  The second article had statistics and numbers of every day people that felt the same as the author, giving him credibility.  I think these elements would be more likely to persuade an audience.