1) What questions does the text address, explicitly or
implicitly? Why are they significant?
The
questions that the text addresses are “Why are we so addicted to our technology?
How can the tech industry change their ways? How can we, the tech users, change
our relationship with technology?” These questions are significant because they
direct the text to not only technology users, but also technology creators and
CEO’s.
2) Who is the intended audience?
The
intended audience is not only the technology users, but also the technology creators.
This directs the article to basically everyone, because mostly everyone on the
plant uses some sort of technology.
3) How does the author support his or her thesis with
reasons and evidence?
The thesis
is supported through research done by Tristan Harris, his own experiences
working with google and then himself “disconnecting” and through research done
by other people who support Harris’ thesis.
4) How does the author hook the intended readers interest
and keep the reader reading?
I feel
that when reading about technology, just about everyone can relate and I think
that is what keeps the reader reading. Everything this “Silicon Valley Tech Mogul,”
is saying is relatable and applies to the everyday person.
5) How does the author make himself seem credible to the
intended audience?
I think
when he talks about all of his previous experiences, such as working for Google,
doing research with B.J. Fogg, creating his own start-up company, and giving
presentations and speaking about his ideas. All of these things make him
credible to the reader.
6) Are the writer’s basic values, beliefs, and assumptions
similar to or different from my own?
Harris’
beliefs are similar to my own because I do feel that technology and phones are
just as addicting as cigarettes. They have a psychological hold over so much of
the world that they are taking over our lives and we to need to find a way to disconnect.
7) How do I respond to the text?
I very
much agree with this piece and I like learning that there are people in Silicon
Valley who know that what they are doing is addictive and in some ways controlling
the population. It has changed my thinking about just how addictive phones are.
I think the metaphor of comparing phones to junk food is a good way to show
readers what phones are doing to us.
8) How do this author’s evident purposes for writing fit
with my purpose of reading?
I think
our purposes line up together. His purpose is to inform the readers about the addiction
of technology and how we can change that, and my purpose for reading was to
find out why someone would want to stop the addiction to cell phones and just
how bad the addiction really is.