Joe Nathe's Rhetoric Blog

Are Cell Phones Dangerous? Joseph Nathe University of Iowa Introduction             If one day you were told that your cell phone would damage you mentally and potentially lead to your death, would you believe it? Everyday, billions of people throughout the world use a cell phone in some form, rather that be through talking with a friend, on an important business meeting with a company thousands of miles away, or even just playing some games during yet another unnecessary commercial break. We can all become so connected with these devices, that we don’t even take the time to consider what effects these devices can cause. Due to the cell phone continuing to evolve and become even more popular, the question that we all need to consider is, are cell phones dangerous ? According to the latest research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008 alone, there were 5,870 fatalities...

Teens and Distracted Driving   Source  The dangers of using phones while driving   The health hazards phones cause   The academic issues phones cause  Gaps? Accident Analysis & Prevention pg. 6  notes: The relative size of the mean effect size indicates that measures of lateral control or lane tracking had minimal impact on driver performance while conversating on the phone, but across studies, these effects were quite variable.     pg. 3  notes: In 2008 5,870 fatalities and an estimated 515,000 were injured in police-reported crashes in which at least one form of distraction was reported. pg. 3  notes: there is a gap in understanding to what extent specific behaviors and relative lack of driving experience contribute.    A Study on Some of the Common Health Effects of...

A)      i)  The objectives/research questions of this paper were to find the effects that cell phones had while driving. They conducted research themselves as well as using various studies to provide the most accurate information possible.        ii) The main results and conclusions provided examples from reaction time, lateral positioning, hand way, and speed to show the pros and cons of using a cell phone while driving. These results were placed in a chart to help us visually see their findings and showed that all topics decrease while using a phone showing that its best to not use one at all while driving.      iii)   T he research methods used in this paper were performed throughout various studies of their own as well as providing many other studies to back up their claims expressed throughout the study.        iv)             This pa...