Patrick Lloyd O. Andres
MST – Physical Science
Perils of Technology
1. What is the message of the author?
 The message of the author is to raise awareness of the negative impact of
technology to the society.
2. What is your overall reaction to the message?
 The author is biased for he only focused on the negative effects of technology and
ideas he only want to present to present the negative impact of technology to the
society.
3. Which content/information of the article are acceptable for you? Please support your
answer.
 The statement “Social interaction, free will, rational choice, symbolic
communication are diminished by technological advances for most people”. In
most cases, due to technological advances interaction between two people
hanging out is becoming less because one is busy or fully occupied in using
his/her cellular phone.
4. Which content/information are not acceptable for you? Why?
 “Technology in the classroom will destroy the opportunity to teach students
critical thinking and analytical skills by eliminating one of many mechanisms
such as Socratic method…” Based on my perspective, this is not always true
because this is practically due to teachers’ factor or method in utilizing the
technology in the class.
5. What types of evidence or persuasion are used? Has evidence been interpreted fairly?
 The evidence presented are based on his observation on society and
understanding.
6. How is the work structured? Does it favour a particular interpretation or point of view? Is
it effective?
 In general, the piece is effective in showing the negative effects of technology.
7. Does the work/article enhance understanding of key ideas or theories? Does the work
engage (or fail to engage) with key concepts or other works in its discipline?
 The article does not enhance understanding of key ideas because he only
demonstrated limited accurate ideas without deepening it.