Comments by Christopher Stokes Most recent public comments by Christopher Stokes https://nowcomment.com/users/140936 Key Takeaway: https://nowcomment.com/documents/368462?scroll_to=3249679 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368462?scroll_to=3249679 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:47:03 -0500 Screen Inferiority Effect. Time frame, text genre, and publication year. Reading printed material results in more pronounced effects when there were time constraints for reading. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368462?scroll_to=3249645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368462?scroll_to=3249645 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:35:58 -0500 Criminalize the people not the product. Failing to recognize the hazard of the technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242143 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242143 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:50:48 -0500 It lies in the future. What technology does to us lies in the future. What we do next. https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242141 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242141 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:49:40 -0500 ! https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242140 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242140 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:48:41 -0500 How do we measure this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242139 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242139 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:47:09 -0500 . https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242134 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242134 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:44:20 -0500 We don't measure a culture by its junk but rather what it claims to be significant-- How does one measure significance? https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242132 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242132 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:44:03 -0500 Much more nuance than I thought. https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242124 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242124 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:42:56 -0500 Truth in both perspectives, how does one determine what perspective is the right one? When does it become extreme? Are we really desensitizing an entire world? How does one determine? Can one measure the effect of the medium? https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242117 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242117 This is where we introduce Neil Postman's notion of resonance, how there are things that "a particular statement in a particular context acquires a universal significance". This is all theory, so what conclusions can we make? Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:42:01 -0500 Perspective that our mind is hungry, not wanting wisdom, just distraction now. https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242092 https://nowcomment.com/documents/367671?scroll_to=3242092 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:37:40 -0500 Perspective: Appeals to Pathos and Logos https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3204183 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3204183 Skloot introduces a new perspective here that not only serves as an objective fact but also allows the audience to logically conclude the repercussions that this perspective has. By mentioning the concern that was raised by scientists this appeals to our emotion because it increases the reader's emotional involvement within a broader context. Concern is raised due to what will happen with the contrary opinions and perspectives. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:09:55 -0500 Sentence Length: https://nowcomment.com/documents/362436?scroll_to=3200884 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362436?scroll_to=3200884 Skloot uses a lengthier sentence here which appeals to logos. The content inside the sentence is entirely factual and instead of dividing the sentence into smaller bits, Skloot summarizes key information into this sentence. It logically conveys a lot of information in the most efficient and concise way possible. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:48:26 -0500 Hypothesis and Speculation https://nowcomment.com/documents/362435?scroll_to=3194442 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362435?scroll_to=3194442 Skloot uses the word 'if' to lead the reader into a state of anticipation and eagerness for what is to come. She leads the reader on with a speculative statement on what happens next. "if Henrietta's children and husband wouldn't talk to me, I needed to visit Clover and find her cousins." Skloot chooses to imply that Skloot will see and visit Henrietta's cousins next, which appeals to ethos. By foreshadowing what is to come next, the reader becomes emotionally invested in the following events. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:06:33 -0500 Analogy: Skloot uses a simile here to further develop and integrate that idea of how fierce the mule is. "Snapped at air like a rabid dog" By using this simile to develop the mule as violent, it makes its behavior around Elsie even more unordinary. https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3177982 https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3177982 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:35:53 -0500 Skloot uses different sentence lengths to really show the audience how she felt. Skloot elaborately explains the difficulty she had in high school through long sentences that contrast against the brevity of the conclusion- "I was completely lost." Pathos. https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3176298 https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3176298 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:44:56 -0500