Analysis Of 'Is Google Making USupid?'

The author of, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” does state a central point of the essay, but it’s not as clearly presented as I presume it could be. The central point in this essay is laid out in a group of paragraphs instead of a clear cut thesis sentence. The hypothesis appears to be that the internet may chip away at someone’s capacity for concentration and contemplation. As a result, the author follows that train of thought with a potential thesis sentence; which states something along the lines of how the more someone uses the internet, the more they may have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing. Thus, arguing that this is because the internet’s style and form of the reading sources it provides, potentially changes the way someone thinks, (Nicholas C).
Furthermore, in attempt to back up the thesis the author asserts expressed opinions. For example, the author references Maryanne Wolf, a developmental psychologist, who is concerned that the style of reading promoted by the internet …show more content…
For example, the author uses an implicit reference in the closing paragraph; which ultimately states something along the lines of how even though the internet has generally replaced the printing press, it doesn’t provide the kind of deep reading that a sequence of printed pages provides. Thus, spelling out that the kind of deep reading that a sequence of printed pages promotes is more dynamic to cognitive abilities than what the internet may be promoting, (Nicholas C). In addition to that, it appears that the author uses another implicit reference in the second to last paragraph; which ultimately laid out that in contemporary life, people have become machinelike, and this is contributed to the increasing focus on computers to broaden our understanding of the world, (Nicholas