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May 28, 2020

IEPA 060 Reading Writing 6

Rhetorical Analysis Essay #2

In the article “Artificial Intelligence Won’t Save Us from Coronavirus,” Alex Engler(2020)

criticizes the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in mitigating the spread of the Coronavirus.

About the applicability of AI technology is real, but its potential is not. However, the author

argues that AI technology has been lauded by many and regarded as an omniscient surreptitious

weapon. Despite the high incense by the media and corporate press release, the author argues

that AI will only play a marginal role in our fight against of the Coronavirus. However, this does

not mean that AI is not helpful in healthcare. AI will be more useful in future pandemics. With

the current moment, the AI has been used in data sharing, telemedicine, as well as common

diagnostic tools, which have been impacted in the health sector. In this paper, I’m going to

discuss why AI can help with defeating Coronavirus.

Alex uses ethos to convince the audience about his credibility and arguments. He has

accomplished the ethical appeal by carefully choosing the suitable language for the AI topic and

the audience. By describing AI topic has been hyped and the actual marginal benefits around the

fight against the Coronavirus make the author sound fair. The author uses correct grammar and

sentences to relay his criticism about the AI application's ability to fight against the Coronavirus.

The author encourages the audience to consider both sides of the issue. For example, in the first

and the most important rules, the author argues that the audience should always look at the

subject matter experts. The author argues we should be wary when applying AI from software

companies that do not employ experts. This convinces the audience that his opinion is fair.

The author also uses pathos to raise a specific idea about the application of AI for the fight

against Coronavirus. Despite criticizing the AI technology, the author believes that it can still be

impacted if only some actions are taken in its implementation. The author uses the Coronavirus

pandemic event to raise actions that can ensure AI positively impacts healthcare. He describes

the assumptions made by the AI models and questions that the users should ask to ensure AI

technology is helpful and not harmful. Modelers should ask themselves if data from one country

such as China can be applied in the United States. They also need to consider how long the

exponential growth might likely continue and how the intervention would minimize the

transmission rate. If users do not consider these issues, AI will likely be more harmful than

helpful in society.

Finally, Alex effectively uses pathos to convince the audience in his opinions about the

application of AI in the fight against Coronavirus. The author has cited some facts and statistics

in the article. For example, he says that Alibaba requests that it has the ability to diagnose

Coronavirus by using CT scans with 96% accuracy. However, according to the American

College of Radiology, CT scans cannot be used as the primary tests to diagnose Coronavirus.

This supports his claim on criticizing the usefulness of AI in the fight against the spread of the

Coronavirus, which has been a global challenge. The author uses this technology to convince the

audience to pause during the evaluation of claims that AI will likely be our saviors during the

Coronavirus.

In conclusion, the author convinces the audience about his credibility and arguments by

using ethos. He also convinces the audience with citing some facts and statistics by using pathos.

At last, this article can provide us some of the arguments which we can think about if AI can

really help with defeating Coronavirus.

Reference:

Engler, A. (2020, April 22). Artificial Intelligence Won't Save Us From Coronavirus.

Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-wont-save-us-from-

coronavirus/