Question
Read the post from the blog Gidget Loves Gadgets.
Guys, you know me. You know that there isn’t a device that I can resist. New technology! Yippee! Bring it on. But when I heard that they are soon going to bring cell-phone service to the subway tunnels I gasped. (Okay, maybe it wasn’t a gasp, but it sure was a sigh!) Are you really going to unleash at least twenty-five cell-phone calls in a crowded train at rush hour? Why can’t people just make their calls on the subway platform before they get on the train? This is one case where we can ask, “Just because we can do it, does it really need to be done?”
Which best describes the purpose of this blog post?
to instruct
to entertain
to persuade
to advertise
Guys, you know me. You know that there isn’t a device that I can resist. New technology! Yippee! Bring it on. But when I heard that they are soon going to bring cell-phone service to the subway tunnels I gasped. (Okay, maybe it wasn’t a gasp, but it sure was a sigh!) Are you really going to unleash at least twenty-five cell-phone calls in a crowded train at rush hour? Why can’t people just make their calls on the subway platform before they get on the train? This is one case where we can ask, “Just because we can do it, does it really need to be done?”
Which best describes the purpose of this blog post?
to instruct
to entertain
to persuade
to advertise
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The purpose of the blog post is to **persuade**. The author expresses a strong opinion against having cell-phone service in subway tunnels, arguing that it may lead to disruptive conversations during crowded train rides. The phrasing and questions posed indicate an attempt to persuade readers to consider the negative implications of this technology.