Are laptops a huge distraction to students in the classroom? Should students be banned from using their laptops during class? Throughout Andrew Goldstein's article "Keep Online Poker Out of the Classroom: Why Professors Should Ban Laptops," Goldstein states the reasons why he, as a student, believes fellow students should not be allowed to bring their laptops to class. Although Goldstein is dislikes students bringing their laptops to class, Elena Choy, who has experience as a professor, explains in her article "Laptops in the Classroom? No Problem," that students should be able to bring their laptops to class if they wish. Although Choy's article is more effective because she deconstructs each opposition given about why laptops should be banned from the classroom, both authors use pathos, logos, and ethos to prove their theory is best. In Goldstein's article, he persuades the reader that laptops should be banned from the classroom. Goldstein begins his article with the use of pathos by his arrangement of words. He states that his professor in his economy class believes every student who is constantly looking at his laptop is typing what the professor is teaching. Goldstein quickly refutes his economy professor's belief by saying, "From my view, behind the students and facing the professor, I see something else" (104). Goldstein explains that students who are constantly typing on their laptops are "playing poker, or are online shopping, or are reading or writing e-mails" (104). Goldstein uses word arrangement, as well as his personal experience, to prove students cannot be paying attention and thinking about what the professor is actually saying if they are constantly playing on their laptops. Goldstein begins his use of logos by stating, "Still, I know from my own experience that when I pay attention I do find myself thinking about what she is actually saying" (104). Throughout the article, Goldstein continues to use his personal experience with students who use laptops during class to persuade the reader why laptops should be banned. Goldstein uses his first example, "[ ], they distract me, (104) to explain how the constant tapping noise on the keyboard is annoying to other students. The next example, "[ ] extensive notes, almost word for word, is not good but is bad," (Goldstein 105) explains how students who are typing every word the professor says are not actually comprehending wha