Find and read the article on How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by AMANDA HESS
Questions
1. Do you agree with Hess, claim that privacy has become a privilege, individual. one that only the rich and powerful can afford or demand? Why or why not?
2. Hess, argument is composed of three sections: paragraphs 1-7, 8-10, a. 11 -13. Summarize the argument made in each section, noting how it contribute to Hess, overall claim.
3. An interesting aspect of this selection is its use of logical appeals of several types: testimonies in the form of statements made by various parties and references to specific individuals that stand as facts as well as arguments based on etymology (the history of a word’s meaning) or the history of a concept, arnong others.
Make a list of all the logical appeals you can find in this selection, categorizing them by type. How and why do they support Hess’s claims? (Chapter 4 on logical arguments will be useful in completing this assignment.)
