Stop the ClockBy: Amy Wu

Group 3: Christina Dionne, Eric Montoye, Jordan Dieck

• Analysis of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos of Amy Wu’s article “Stop the Clock”

• Living life in the fast lane, why?

Presentation Focus

Summary

• This article is about how the younger generations are living life constantly on fast-forward.

• The younger generations find domestic chores and making meals from scratch a waste of time.

• When everything is so easy to get, you lose the appreciation of accomplishing a goal.

Summary

• “It seems that all the kids I know are time-saving addicts.”

• “Most of my friends spend the extra minutes watching TV, listening to stereos….”

• Amy Wu made a dinner for her family and she stated that “it had been a long time since she felt so proud.”

Thesis Statement

• “Sure, my generation has all the technological advances at our fingertips. We’re computer-savvy, and we have more time. But what are we really saving it for? In the end, we may lose more then we’ve gained by forgetting the important things in life.”

Audience

• Younger generations• College age or twenty some-things

– Examples refer to college life– Technology age

Ethos

• Appeal to ethics• Shows author’s character, morals, values, and

attitude (toward subject and audience)

Examples of Ethos

• “… my sister and I sometimes slide across (the floor) in socks and pretend that we are skating.”

• “I am a member of a generation that is very concerned with saving time but often are unaware of why we’re doing it.”

Examples of Ethos Cont.

• “At 13, I avoided domestic chores as my contribution to the women’s movement. Up to now, I’ve thought there were more important things to do.”

• “Instead of going to the library to do research, we cruise the Internet and log on to the Library of Congress.”

Examples of Ethos Cont.

• “My girlfriends and I talked about our mothers and grandmothers, models of domesticity, and pitied them.”

• “It seems that all the kids I know are time-saving addicts.”

How Amy Uses Ethos

• Amy Wu uses ethos to show her audience that she is just like them.

• Amy also shows that she too thought making meals from scratch was a waste of time when you could just by something premade. But she learned that making a meal from scratch for your family can bring you lots of joy.

• Ordinary, average, time-saving

Pathos

• Appeal to emotions• Anger, Sadness, Jealousy, Happiness, Love,

Humor

Examples of Pathos

• “A nearby store even sold throwaway underwear. ‘Save time,’ the package read, ‘No laundry.’”

• “For a while we thought about chipping in and buying a funky contraption that makes toast, coffee and eggs. All you had to do was put in the raw ingredients the night before and wake up to the smell of sizzling eggs, crispy toast and rich coffee.”

How Amy Wu Uses Pathos

• Appeals to Humor – Funny examples of time saving items

• We are all about saving time and getting things done faster. These examples are funny because of how extreme and bizarre they are.

Example

• “That night I grinned as my father and sister dug into the pasta, then the cake, licking their lips in appreciation. It had been a long time since I’d felt so proud. A week later my cousin called and thanked me for my letter, the first handwritten correspondence she’d received in two years.”

Usage

• Feeling – Accomplishment and Happiness

• More time = more appreciation

• Putting effort and hard work into a project shows importance

Example

• “I am a member of a generation that is very concerned with saving time but oftern unaware of why we’re doing it. Like, many I’m nervous and jittery without a wristwatch and a daily planner. I am one of a growing number of students who are completing college in three years instead of four – cramming credits in the summer. We’re living life on the fast-forward without a pause button.”

Usage

• Feelings – rushed, stressed, uneasy

• Relatable, many people feel overwhelmed or stressed because there is so much to do

Overall Pathos

• Amy Wu uses pathos to relate to her audience- most people are time savers- can understand the feeling of being on- the-go- real happiness comes when we slow

life down

Logos

• Appeal to logic• Facts, information, examples, truth

Examples of Logos

• “ I am one of a growing number of students who are completing college in three year instead of four – cramming credits in the summer. We’re living life on fast forward without a pause button.”

• “ A nearby store even sold throwaway underwear. ‘Save time,’ the package read, ‘No Laundry.’”

Examples of Logos Cont.

• “My nearsighted friends opt for throw-away contacts and think the usual lenses are tedious.”

• “Schoolkids take trips to the White House via Internet and Mosaic.”

Examples of Logos Cont.

• “I heard that one school even considered canceling the eighth-grade Washington trip, a traditional rite of passage, because it’s so easy to visit the capital on the information highway.”

• “Why bother when there are ready-made salads, ready-peeled and – cut fruit and five minute frosting?”

How Amy Wu Uses Logos

• Amy Wu uses logos to show that there are logical reasons for the arguments she has in her essay.

• She also uses logos to show people the truth using facts and statistics about the main objective of the essay.

Overlap of Appeals

• “We didn’t see the benefits of staying at home, ironing clothes and making spaghetti sauce when canned sauces were almost as good and cleaning services were so convenient.”

• Logos and Ethos– Why make from scratch what you can buy?– Wu agrees that it’s a waste

Overlap of Appeals Cont.

• “I am one of a growing number of students who are completing college in three years instead of four-cramming credits in the summer. We’re living life on fast-forward.”

• Logos and Ethos– Trying to get on with starting your life– She is a fast paced person

Overlap of Appeals Cont.

• “At 13, I avoided domestic chores as my contribution to the women’s movement.”

• Pathos, Logos, Ethos– Joke about women’s rights– Not falling into the women’s societal role– Showing who she is by contributing to the

“women’s movement”

Strengths of the Article

• Relatable– Examples directed towards our age group– Things college students do/experience

*VERY relatable

Weaknesses of the Article

• Ends abruptly, no explanation of the “important things in life”

• Only one side of the story– From a time-saving perspective

Conclusion

• Good use of the three appeals

• Author is relatable to her audience

• States how we save time, not why it’s bad