I watched a Clemson
multimedia project about texting and driving. It was produced using many
different methods to show how dangerous texting and driving is. My project
group coincidentally is also preparing to make our multimedia project based on
the same topic, so this video caught my eye when searching for videos to
review. Their main argument focuses on how unaware people are of how dangerous
texting and driving is and that it should be illegalized.
The authors use a number of methods to get
their point across to the viewers. One of the methods used by the authors was a
survey. During the survey, the authors would ask random Clemson students about
their thoughts on texting while driving. Some of their opinions were very interesting;
some would oppose the action while others would claim it wasn’t a big deal. In
fact, their statistics had shown that 70 percent of students asked had claimed
that texting while driving was not that big of a deal while 85 percent of
students admitted to texting while driving.
The second segment of the video consisted
of different scenarios and simulations of how texting and driving can be both
dangerous and land a driver in trouble. The first scenario was a driver swerving
and being pulled over by police officer after being distracted from his text messaging.
The second scenario consisted of a driver who was distracted by texting,
hitting a pedestrian and causing injury.
The video didn’t necessarily contain many
rhetorical strategies however the scenarios and situations in the video could
suggest what a person would be subjected to if he or she was texting while
driving. The video argued that it is dangerous and illegal. The topic is argued
very well for the fact that they used accurate statistics and provided a visual
for which the viewer can relate to.
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