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Ray Kurzweil's Rhetorical Analysis

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Ray Kurzweil does a good job at arguing his point that one day technology will exceed human intelligence. He uses logos, pathos, ethos, and kairos effectively to help prove his point in a clear and understanding way. However, his work is outdated. The technology that we have today either exceeds his expectations or has not reaches his expectations as quickly as he predicted.
He uses logos by talking about his argument from different perspectives; this is a very effective way of showing readers that his topic is important. He also uses parentheses in order to make things more clear, and he defines words that are not common knowledge. His arguments are very well thought out and he has numerous sources to back him up, however; while his main

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