Rhetorical Analysis of Humans Need Not Apply by CGP Grey

Running Head: ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS
English assignments
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1ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS
Rhetorical analysis
Introduction
The present essay aims at rhetorically analyzing the provided piece based on a video by
CGP Grey, which is named “Humans Need Not Apply” (Simsek et al. 2015). The essay states
that technological innovation has advanced a lot and artificial intelligence based robots are not a
part of scientific fiction any longer; they are very much a part of reality (CGP Grey 2018). The
aim of this essay is not giving details regarding the negative aspects of technology, yet it aims at
establishing the fact, before the readers, that robots are certainly going to replace humans in the
sphere of workforce, in not so distant a future.
Discussion
The following rhetorical concepts have been implemented in the essay by fetching liable textual
evidence:
Ethos
The above-mentioned piece propagates that science and capitalism emerge together and
view only profit at the cost of deprivation of human rights. The readers are likely to consider
this particular article credible, since this article deals with artificial intelligence, technological
developments and capitalist tendency, which exists and have been tested and proven real.
Pathos
The piece contains a flavor of dystopia, which appeals to the inquisitive minds of the
readers. This piece further propagates the method in which a capitalist society functions and
leads to economic and social despair; this particular point appeals every section of the human