BrianLee

ProfessorNoh
English114A
14November2015
Exercise2C
1. Publisher:
Heyman,Rob,RalfDeWolf,andJoPierson
Credentials:
AllthesepublishersarefromawebsitecalledResearchgateandtheyare
professorsfromVrijeUniversiteitBrussel,Brussels,Belgiumwhooverviewotherarticlesand
fixwhateverthatneedsfixing.Theyallhaveeditedandpublishedalotofworkonresearchgate.
Accuracy:
YesonResearchgateandEmeraldinsight
Currency:
Yesbecauseprivacyhasbeenanissuewaybefore2012.
Bias:
Itsortofisbiasbuttheyusealotoffactsfromdifferentsourcesbutattheendits
alltheiropinionswithalittlefact.
Audience:
Thisscholarlyarticleisdirectedtowardsallageswithsocialmediaandwhom
thatwantsprivacy.
Sotheauthorarguesthatsocialmediahasnoprivacy.Theauthorsarefortheargument,
Theauthor'smainpointisthatoncesomeonepostssomethingonlineitstaysthereforevereven
iftheyeraseit.Theexamplesthattheauthorputsinhisarticleishowonceyoupostsomethingit
canbedirectedintwodirections.Thefirstonecangotootherusersandthisisthemost
importantbecausethisdetermineshowothersaregoingtobeperceivedbypeersorotherusers.
The2ndonecanbedirectedtootherslikestrangersfromsocialmedia.Theauthordoesntuse
varietiesofexamplesbutsortofdifferentpointofview.Theauthoruseslogosinhisarticle

becausealmosteverybodyknowsthatsocialmediaisnotprivatebutsortofgivesethosby
givingfactsofwhyandhowsocialmediaisntprivate.Theauthorisstayinginthegenreof
socialmediabecausetheygiveexampleswithfacebook.

2.

Publisher:
SnchezAbril,Patricia,AvnerLevin,andAlissaDelRiego
Credentials:
PatriciaisanassistantprofessoratUniversityofMiamiintheBusiness

Lawdepartment.LevinisanassociateprofessoratRyersonUniversityintheLawandBusiness
department.Alissasaffiliationwasnotprovided.Sincethisscholarlyarticleismostlyabout
businessandsincetheauthorshavepublishedarticlesandeditedpapersaboutbusiness,theyare
credibleinthisfield.
Accuracy:
YesinSocialScienceResearchNetwork
Currency:
Theinformationinthisarticleisveryrelevanttotodaystopicofemployees
socialmediaprivacy.
Bias:
Thisarticleisntbiasbecauseithasbothsidesoftheargumentsayingthat
employeesdonthaveprivacywhenitcomestosocialmediaanditexplainshowthatnoprivacy
onsocialmediaistheonlywaytoseekeeptheemployeesinchecksothattheydontdisgrace
thecompanysname.
Audience:
Thisarticleisdirectedtowardspeoplewhofeelthattheyneedmoreprivacy
onsocialmediawhenitcomestoworkandtotrustthemenoughtoleavethemalone.
Theauthorsarearguinghowtheemployeesarebeingwatched24/7onsocialmediato
seeiftheydoanythingbadandthatthisneedstobestopped.Theauthorisfortheargument.The
mainpointistodiscussthefutureofemployeesprivacyinsocialmedia.
Theauthorprovidesan

exampleofhowahighschoolteachergetsfiredforpostingheropinionsofhowsomeresidents
fromherschoolarearrogantandsnobby.Thentheyexplainhowthisistotallyunfairbecausethe
postwasonherprivatepageandonlyherfriendsandherselfcanseethispostbutsomehowthe
administratorssawitandhaveitasevidence.Yesthereareseveraldifferentevidencesof
incidentswherepeoplearetreatedunfairlybecauseofthelackofprivacyinsocialmedia.The
authoruseslogosbystatingtheobvious,lackofprivacyonsocialmediawiththeexampleofthe
highschoolteacher.Theresalsoethosbecausetheauthorsarebusinessprofessorsandtheyare
credibleofknowinghowthegeneralbusinesscompanyssystemworkssotheyprovidestepsof
howtheyhireemployeesandwhattheydoafterthattocheckonthem.Yestheauthorsare
writingaboutandstayingononegenre,business.Theauthorisachievinghisgoalbypersuading
theaudienceinhisarticletohelpmakesurethatthefutureemployeesarentbeingspiedon24/7.
3.

Publisher:
ChrisShores
Credentials:
HeisthewebsiteRecordersstaff.Itdoesntsayanythingaboutwhoheis

buthehasstudiedandinterviewedpeoplewhoaremainlyfocusedonthistopiclikeSgt.Michael
Hill,commanderoftheMassachusettsInternetCrimesAgainstChildrenTaskForce,andmany
moreonthisresearchsoitkindofmakeshimcredible.
Accuracy:
Nootherwebsites
Currency:
Itsveryrelevant

Bias:
Thisisverybiasandveryonesidedstorywheretheysayifyouputsomething

onlineitnevergetsout.Theyhaventgivenacounterargumenttocounteracttheworstcase
scenario.
Audience:
Thetargetedaudienceforthisisiscuriousreaders.

Theargumentisthatyourprivacyonlineisgone.Theauthorisfortheargument.His
mainpointthathestryingtosayisthatonceyoupostsomethingonline,nomatterwhatyoudo
withiteraseitoretc,itwillalwaysbetherenow.Theauthorgivesexamplesofatimewhenhe
explainedthatifyoupostsomethingwithevenonefriendonFacebookandhehasmorefriends,
theresnowaywhatthatpersonpostedisgoingtobeprivate.Therearemoreexamplesbutthey
areverysimilar.Theauthorisusinglogos.Yeshestickstohisgenre,socialmedia.