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<p>Technology has long been viewed as both a bolster to a higher efficiency and productivity but also a distraction from reality and the natural world. Richard Louv demonstrates his distaste in the growing enchantment of technology that veers society’s children away from nature’s beauty though utilizing writing strategies in his piece such as testimonials, anecdotal evidence, and anaphora. </p>
<p>To begin with, Louv builds upon his perception towards the readers as an unbiased speaker by employing testimonials. By quoting other individuals like Matt Richtel and Elaine brooks on their insight of technology’s influence toward nature, Louv establishes an objective stance. This in actuality, supports his credibility as he does not only focus on his own opinions, but also those of other’s too. </p>
<p>Not only does Louv effectively employ testimonials in his argumentative piece, but he uses anecdotes as well. When explaining the story of “a friend” of his who “was shopping for a new luxury car,” he supports his argument by elaborating his friend’s perspective and experience concerning the astonishment of a salesman due to the refusal of the waiter’s friend to installing a backset television monitor. Thus Louv conjures a more personal connection with the reader by mentioning an understandable and agreeable situation. He appealed to a specific scenario that better illustrated the effects of technology. </p>
<p>However, Louv further demonstrates the compelling idea of technology’s distracting nature by employing anaphora near the end of his piece. As he catalogues all the small details of theoretically his generations’ childhood experience in a car catching glimpses of nature, Louv emphasizes the brevity of each passing clip of experience. in other words, the usage of anaphora gives weight to the cataloguing nature of the last paragraph of Louv’s piece, so that it almost mirrors the cursory appreciation of nature by children of this generation. </p>
<p>Throughout his piece, Louv effectively utilized rhetoric strategies such as testimonials, anecdotes, and anaphora to develop his argument about the separation between people and nature. </p>