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Kate is effective in her editorial as she states, " the basic need to be acknowledged or even adored is perhapds why so many have become their own Hollywood directors." This humorous yet logical line in her piece allows readers to visually be presented with the issues at hand regarding selfie sticks.

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She does this through the use of logical appeal while explains by how "much of the research reveals... narcissistic, psychopathic, and Machiavellian" traits in people who take a lot of them. By doing this, Murphy helps to explain traits about selfie takers and reveal possible characteristics about the audience.

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Furthermore, Murphy strengthens her claim that selfies are perilous in society through the metaphor “It’s an addictive drug. You get a taste of it, and then you want it more and more. ” By comparing a selfie to drugs, you compare a selfie to something that is associated with addicted, guilty pleasure and dangerous. This instills a sense of fear in the audience since they don’t want to associate themselves with a negative connotation.

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Murphy develops her claim about the dangers of selfie taking and the impact society has on how one views themselves using logos conveyed through devices such as a hyperbolae. She begins using a hyperbolae exaggerating  the power the viewer has in deciding the worth of a person when she states, “press like or ignore your existence all together”. It addresses the truth that people find value and validation in how many likes they get from viewers on social media, and If they don’t get likes, it can make them feel unimportant or nonexistent. Her effective combination of these two ideas in the hyperbolae support that society has a huge impact on one self esteem.

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Through logical appeal, the author introduces the idea that due to the increasing trend of social media and, more specifically selfies, it is apparent that people have started to seek validation through likes and other forms of electronic self-gratification. In an Ohio State study, Jesse Fox asserts the fact that those who post selfies are not just “[egomaniacs]”, but they also seek affirmation to cope with “underlying insecurities.”  This supports the author’s claim that social media is an unhealthy self-esteem booster.

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Moreover, she uses a logical appeal to enforce her idea that these people are taking risks when posting selfies on social media because “the viewer of the selfie is free to interpret the work.” Once the post is published, the likes may start the series of glorious notifications, but the cyberbullies and cyberstalkers may begin what they do best. She uses this idea to create that nagging feeling in the back of the readers' heads that may cause them to stop and think before posting.

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Murphy now wants to convince him or her that it’s hopeless to be posting well thought out photos because “the viewer of the selfie is free to interpret the work not governed by the intent of the person who took it.” This logical appeal will help the reader to reason his or her way to the ultimate conclusion that selfies are a generally a negative part of society. Murphy supports this by saying that once the photo is up on the internet, the people of the world are free to manipulate or track whoever they want. By subtly invoking this fear into the reader, they are further inclined to agree with the author

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She elaborates on building a sarcastic and a critical tone by employing various word choices and phrases to emphasize the dangers of taking selfies. For instance, she uses the word "surprise!" to express the idea that it is actually not uncommon for people who take selfies to be narcissistic. Through this, she particularly aims to target her young audience to realize that taking selfies brings psychological consequences.

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Murphy shows that selfies have a large impact on society. she appeals to the audiences through her use of logic, especially in her quit stating "the viewer of the selfie is free to interpret the work not governed by the intent of the person who  took it. " This targets her intended