Texting and Driving

When I searched for a English 103 video to use for this blog post, I found the one on texting and driving to be interesting enough to talk about. The reason I initially chose this topic is because I had a friend in high school that got into an accident while texting and it caused them a lot of hardship in the near future after that, so this topic is somewhat personal. This video was posted nearly two years ago, so it is interesting to see the viewpoints of individuals from the past. The author takes an approach of walking around campus and trying to figure out what the opinion of the masses is about texting and driving. The author then use rhetoric to compare texting and driving to the same level of severity of drinking and driving or being under any type of influence. While this may seem like a stretch to some people, the author does a good job of comparing statistics and showing the viewers that they are in fact relatively similar in numbers. The author was focused on trying to change the mindset of those who do text and drive, and to show them just how dangerous it truly can be. Any type of distraction can be deadly while driving, and texting is no different. There was a good amount of ethos in the video, as the author described statistics and shared stories and data. While the video was not of the best quality, or did not have the best acting, it was clear that the message was that texting and driving should not happen. Logos was present when the author claimed that texting and driving is one of the most dangerous things a human being can do while driving. I would have liked to have seen more pathos involved in the video, as it would have made the argument more compelling. All in all, the author conveyed his message appropriately and factually and made people think that if they got a text message while driving if they should answer it or not.