Carral's Argument Analysis

Héctor L Carral, a multimedia engineer wrote an article titled Stop Saying Technology is causing Social Isolation for The Huffington Post. The author of the article has a biased option, therefore does not include any research that would refute his argument. Carral states “it’s only obvious to blame them [technology] for some of society’s problems. Carral also states I believe that accusing technology (and, again, especially smartphones) of ruining social interaction and even all kinds of experiences is, to say the least, quite wrong and misguided. There was an obvious division between the commenters who agree with Carral and those who disagree with his argument. The demographics of commentators. From observing the occupations that the commenters listed, it was apparent the people who were against Hector Carral’s article were parents and educators while the people who agreed with his

argument were young adults and adolescents.

It is noticeable that many of the comments are being ignited by personal experiences rather than looking at the argument globally.
One commenter by the name of Ed Vandyke (comment posted on11/06/2015) said “Technology is isolating to those who haven’t integrated into a technological society “Another commenter by the name of Jiban Ligar argued that “real life interaction creates empathy; tech doesn’t support real life experiences.” An immense amount of comments was similar in light of the fact. They all utilized watch other’s comments to make their argument stronger. Richard Hazel, a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist at Range of Motion Acupuncture said “Can your social media interactions cause a release of oxytocin (the bonding hormone)? I don't think so. If it can't create the emotional bonds that humans need to feel connected, then they are distractions and only imitate true human connection.” Jen Nielson replied to his comment asking “Do you realize a true statement can lead to a false one?” (Masked-man

fallacy). Although there were many comments, there was a comment that praises the author. Commenter, Alicia Suzanne Adams replied Thank you so much for saying something. My BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD and I chat every single day (and sometimes all day) and that wouldn't be possible without our smartphones. I love her so much and I don't want to imagine my life without her” This comment is subjective and biased because it mentions a personal connection with his idea but doesn’t actually address the idea as a whole. While observing h comment section I noticed that the majority of the comments were useful and not destructive. Even though a vast amount of comments were criticizing the author’s point. It was not in a hurtful or deeming manner. None. of the commenters were trolling each other or the article which is always great to see on the internet. It was extremely satisfying to see that the commentators did not go off topic. Their comments were in sync with the articles, they focus on the idea that people use social media as a way to avoid human social situation
. There were a few comments that were logical fallacies. For example, Michael Clear commented “Don't need it, don't want it, it’s all too much” His comment is an example of somewhat of a red herring because it is an irrelevant comment brought into an agreement to take the attention away from the initial subject of the argument. Michelle Moor Krabkill who commented” Couldn't agree more! I wrote a similar post a while back and would love to hear your thoughts!” While linking her own article to a shttps://wordofawoman.com/2014/05/06/can-we-please-stop-with-the-technology-shamingscolding. Her comment is an example of misdirection. Although, the title to her article may seem as if it connects back to Héctor Carral’s article, it’s actually a link to the Invisible Children’s homepage. Mark Anderson DC commented “Perhaps but very soon I 'll be seeing 20 yo with 55 yo necks!” is another example of misdirection and poor judgment.
In conclusion, Héctor Carral’s article in The Huffington Post argued that he would like civilians to stop saying technology creates social isolation. The comments concluded that they disagreed with his argument having shared a common point of to be connected to each other we must disconnect ourselves from technology. According to Michael Price of the American Psychological Association “As socially isolating as technology can be, as long as we are capable of controlling how much we use it and what ways we use it, it does not have to be a negative thing.”