Rhetorical Analysis

I chose a picture about cell phones.  In it, there are five high school or college age people sitting around a table all talking on cell phones.  Many of them also have a Starbuck's drink.  Then there is a caption in the upper right hand corner that says, "Everyone has it.  Everyone needs it."

This picture makes the argument that all young adults have cell phones.  Even when they are in each other's presence, they all seem to need to be on the phone.  There is even a deck of cards on the table between them, but it doesn't look like they will ever play cards with each other.  The audience is obviously young adults like the ones pictured as the ad is saying that we all needs phones and use them constantly even though we are with our friends.  

I think that this argument is effective.  It definitely has emotional appeal because it is showing friends being together but not talking to each other.  I guess, almost in the same way, it is making a logical appeal because when you are with your friends, why do you need to be talking with others that aren't with you?  We should be able to spend time with our friends in person and talk to others on the phone when we aren't with other people.  It is also a realistic image.  You see many young adults, as well as those of other generations, constantly talking on cell phones.  It lets us have more communication with others, but at the same time, it takes away from some of that personal connection that you get when you are actually with someone.