Central Argument of the Essay: (p.1) A new website, http://www.criminalsearches.com/, allows anyone with access to the Internet to search the name of any person and find out their entire criminal record. The site is free, it is available to anyone, and it is the end of privacy as we know it.
My Central Claim about the nature/effectiveness of the argument in the essay: Stone does a splendid job of stating his claim and fully discussing all aspects of the topic. The topic is clearly expressed and analyzed, but Stone could concievably state his own opinion about whether these websites are a positive or negative thing.
This is how the author manipulated the rhetorical appeals: The author used specific examples (Intelius.com, PeopleScanner.com, CriminalSearches.com, Tray.com, etc.) of existing websites. He also quoted people and used past records to relate to the topic.
The logos appeal: Logically, the argument is that too much information is being made available to the general public. The website may be too extreme and such information like people's speeding tickets and driving records does not necessarily need to be viewed by the entire world.
The ethos appeal: Stone appears well-educated, knowledgable, and passionate about the topic. I trust his facts and feel that he is qualified to be speaking about the topic.
The pathos appeal: Yes, you may want to check up on your babysitter's past criminal or non-criminal history, but would you want YOUR past criminal or non-criminal history be available to the world?
My conclusion about the nature/effectiveness of the argument in the essay:
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