We Eat Social Media for Breakfast

     Diction, syntax, tone, and rhetorical strategies can be used in a variety of ways to develop and support an argument. The author's main goal is to help the readers better understand what they are talking about and let them know how they feel about a certain situation. The writing has to be engaging so that the readers keep reading which is why authors use strategies. If you think about it, readers will get bored reading if they don't understand what is being said and what is trying to be proven. In the essay the author writes in an informal way, he has a friendly and serious tone at certain times, and uses rhetorical strategies to support his argument and help the readers understand. 

     The author's diction isn't very sophisticated and he chooses words that most people will understand with ease. His diction supports his main argument in a way which the readers will better understand what is trying to be said. When reading the essay it is clear what the author is trying to say and what he is trying to convey. You can put yourself in his situation. You can tell the author's writing is informal when he says," Thanks for reading". Clearly this is informal and it makes it seem like he is writing to a friend or family. The essay is supposed to make you keep reading to find out what his argument is. 

     Throughout the essay the author's tone changes depending on the situation. There are times when he is acting friendly towards something and other times when he is serious about something. When he says,"I'm a wannabe Millennial" it is meant to be funny and friendly. He isn't really trying to be a Millennial it just comes off that way. Readers better understand what he is feeling when he says this and it supports his main argument about how technology, internet, and the social media have changed people's lives. There are other times when he is serious such as when he says,"I missed someone. I wish I could've shared the meal with her.". This should be taken as something serious and it lets the readers know that the author is upset about not being able to share his meal with someone he loves." Overall the authors tone lets the readers know how he feels about certain things that happened to him.

     The rhetorical strategies used in the essay are great at persuading the readers towards seeing things in a different way. He explains about how the meaning of pictures have changed over time and how social media is like a tool. After reading this essay the readers begin to think differently about technology and the internet. He talks about how technology brings people together like never before and it keeps them connected. His use of syntax furthermore supports his argument in a way which makes the readers think differently about technology. At one point in the essay the author talks about the Greek term Techne which means,"systematic treatment of an art, craft, or technique. In a way he wants to let readers know that technology and the internet represent a belief system.

     Overall the author's use of diction, syntax, tone, and rhetorical devices help the reader understand what is trying to be said. Diction is somewhat informal so that people feel like the author is talking to them, rhetorical strategies persuade the reader to think differently and the tone changes throughout the essay to show how the author feels about something. The author's main goal was to tell people how he felt about the internet and social media being used as tools and how they are a belief system. He tried to open up people'e eyes to how technology is evolving and changing our way of life.