1.) \u201cI\u2019m looking at the screen,\u201d she says of the image that appeared from her scan, \u201cand my cast, head, and breasts were big blocks of yellow.\u201d This quote is an example of Bogost using rhetorical language to catch the reader\u2019s attention and make them aware of what he is trying to communicate. He does this by using carefully put together, descriptive language to give the reader a real image of what he is trying to say.<\/p>\n
2.) \u201cShe\u2019s had other problems with the machines, too, including that her mop of thick, curly hair sometimes confuses them. (My colleague Hannah Giorgis, who also has a lot of curly hair, confirms that she, too, suffers a cranial pat-down every time she goes to the airport.)\u201d Here is another example of Bogost using rhetorical language.<\/p>\n
3.) \u201cThat idea echoes a popular suggestion to remedy computers\u2019 ignorance of different sorts of people: Increase the diversity of representation among the people who make these systems, and they will serve the population better.\u201d<\/p>\n
4.) \u201cBut their impact might be a drop in the bucket, given the size and composition of the tech industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
5.) \u201cBut there\u2019s a risk of tokenization; inviting a black man or a curly-haired woman into the room could make a difference in the design of the systems that produced Webb\u2019s experience at airport security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1.) \u201cI\u2019m looking at the screen,\u201d she says of the image that appeared from her scan, \u201cand my cast, head, and breasts were big blocks of yellow.\u201d This quote is an example of Bogost using rhetorical language to catch the reader\u2019s attention and make them aware of what he is trying to communicate. He does … <\/p>\n