Rhetorical Analysis Of Loss Of Darkness By Bogard

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The human race is beginning to evolve and change faster then anyone has seen before, although it can bring many positive things such as new innovations, it can also damage our world. The pollution of light grows and grows every year, many people do not care or do not pay attention to it at all but as the author stated it is most definitely important for our future. Bogard's claim reaches his audience by showing credibility; he worries that the nights natural darkness will soon end so he explains that he has seen that darkness and has experienced it for many years.

Bogard connects technology being the main problem for the loss of darkness by station that artificial light in our homes also effects our brain and the way we sleep since darkness is needed to produce melioration. Loss …show more content…

They have tried to make a difference in light pollution, they have switched to LED lights and have put a curfew on business and street lights. Earlier he provides evidence based on facts by stating the percentage at which rate the light in the sky increases on average. At the beginning he mentions that 8 out of 10 children born in the United States will never know a sky "dark enough" for the milky way, meaning that they will never see its natural beauty.

The authors word choice comes in to place when he connects to the audience's emotional appeal. He begins this by using words and phrases such as "i worry that", "we are losing", "last generation", "diminish". He phrases the article in such way to make the audience think about our world and how we are harming it with these new technologies like cell phones, sign lights, lamps etc. The beginning of the essay is started by the author describing his experience and memories of the beautiful night sky and how it has evolved over the year, this of course leads the readers to feel shame in our

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