The author uses diction, syntax, tone, and rhetorical strategies to develop his main argument. The author used diction well especially at the beginning because he made sure us readers could easily understand what he's talking about and relate to what he's doing, since we've all at some point taken pictures of our breakfast. His choice of words made it easy for us to understand what he's talking about, and his use of syntax expresses his attitude toward what he did. His use of tonew shows us how he feels about technology, and he shows us that he understands why we communicate online. The author also uses rhetorical strategies in his writing. For example, at the beginning he uses metaphors when he says "I'm a wannabe Millenial" and then he uses a simile when he says "If that sounds like a mouthful". He uses uses hyperbole when he says "we snap 100 shots at a time". The authors main argument and the message he's trieng to tell us is that we no longer tell the stories of our pictures, but our pictures tell the stories of us. Meaning we're too busy trieng to show other people how we live our lives, that we don't even live and enjoy our lives like we should. For example, when we go camping or go somewhere with our family, we're too busy trieng to take good pictures to post on snapchat or Instagram, and we forget the main reason why were there which is too spend some time with our family and just have fun. Another point that helps out the authors argument is when he says " online and electronic tools can help us amplify and accelerate our thinking, but you can't 3D print a hug". I totally agree with that statement because it's not the same to interact with someone through your phone than it is in person.
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