After reading the article, the first type of evidence that I found is called Appeals to Authority. In the article, a quote by Dr. Patricia M Greenfield was used as support evidence. Dr. Greenfield is a distinguished professor in her field and therefore, an expert and only adds to the articles claims. Another type of evidence in this article is case examples. This article mentioned that kids were given photos of people expressing emotion, and after 5 days of not having any electronics, there we better able to identify people’s emotions versus the children who had not be deprived of electronics. These examples can be used to distract the reader from searching for more evidence themselves, because they are taking what the author says at face value. Another example of evidence is testimonials. The author quoted a professor as supporting evidence that screen time can decrease emotional cues in children.
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Also, the reader should ask if the professors view is unbiased. Often testimonials can be biased and do not always provide enough information. The author did not include other testimonials from other sources. Although the article mentions the journal Computers in Human Behavior which is clearly an appeal to author as evidence. Those who are reading this article should do more research to see if this sources are
Also, the reader should ask if the professors view is unbiased. Often testimonials can be biased and do not always provide enough information. The author did not include other testimonials from other sources. Although the article mentions the journal Computers in Human Behavior which is clearly an appeal to author as evidence. Those who are reading this article should do more research to see if this sources are