Visual Argument
This visual argument is a subtle one but can be quite powerful if interpreted correctly. In the picture you have a young student sitting in his desk looking at a smart phone. Underneath his smart phone is a book. In this picture it appears as if they student is working on an in-class assignment using his book and smart phone to find the answers, although this assumed.
This image can be seen as an argument because of how vague it is. We do no know the context of the situation either which makes this image arguable from different perspectives. Someone may see this image and suggest that the student is blowing off his work to play on his phone. This perspective is usually taken by teachers. This position is warranted however, seeing that smartphones have been as a distraction in the past. This position is why smart phones are not used as learning tools in schools. The other possible perspective that could be argued is that of a student using tools available to him to complete assignments the most effectively. This perspective focuses on the fact that the student has a book out and seems to be working on some type of assignment. However the student may be using his smart phone to look up information. These positions are both debatable because we cannot see what he is looking up on his phone. However it is also important to remember that the photo is found inside an article by Schachter (2012 ) that talks about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Programs that schools are implementing. This simply means that the photo above was meant to support the use of smart phones in a classroom.
If you are arguing for smart phones in schools than this visual argument can be very convincing because of how everything in the picture is positioned. The book laying underneath the smart phone shows an emphasis on the fact the students choose to use smart phones to find information over their books. This is important because it speaks the ease and convenience of using smart phones for school work. Another convincing part of the picture is the body language of the student. Rather than resting his head on his hands and flipping through his book he looks engaged using the smart phone. This convincing argument is great for my topic and argument for smart phones in school. Using all the information to gather that the visual above encourages smart phones makes it a good picture for the topic being discussed.
As discussed above this visual is a convincing one for the those who would like to see smart phones being implemented in schools. It is also good because it shows the phone being used actually in school rather than at home for homework. This allows for a subtle logos appeal for and intended audience of teachers. If teachers see pictures of students actually using their phone for work it may hit a slight logical appeal that smart phones can work well in schools and the notion that if some teachers are doing it then maybe they can too.
This image can be seen as an argument because of how vague it is. We do no know the context of the situation either which makes this image arguable from different perspectives. Someone may see this image and suggest that the student is blowing off his work to play on his phone. This perspective is usually taken by teachers. This position is warranted however, seeing that smartphones have been as a distraction in the past. This position is why smart phones are not used as learning tools in schools. The other possible perspective that could be argued is that of a student using tools available to him to complete assignments the most effectively. This perspective focuses on the fact that the student has a book out and seems to be working on some type of assignment. However the student may be using his smart phone to look up information. These positions are both debatable because we cannot see what he is looking up on his phone. However it is also important to remember that the photo is found inside an article by Schachter (2012 ) that talks about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Programs that schools are implementing. This simply means that the photo above was meant to support the use of smart phones in a classroom.
If you are arguing for smart phones in schools than this visual argument can be very convincing because of how everything in the picture is positioned. The book laying underneath the smart phone shows an emphasis on the fact the students choose to use smart phones to find information over their books. This is important because it speaks the ease and convenience of using smart phones for school work. Another convincing part of the picture is the body language of the student. Rather than resting his head on his hands and flipping through his book he looks engaged using the smart phone. This convincing argument is great for my topic and argument for smart phones in school. Using all the information to gather that the visual above encourages smart phones makes it a good picture for the topic being discussed.
As discussed above this visual is a convincing one for the those who would like to see smart phones being implemented in schools. It is also good because it shows the phone being used actually in school rather than at home for homework. This allows for a subtle logos appeal for and intended audience of teachers. If teachers see pictures of students actually using their phone for work it may hit a slight logical appeal that smart phones can work well in schools and the notion that if some teachers are doing it then maybe they can too.