The Digital Parent Trap By Eliana Dockterman Analysis

The article called, " The Digital Parent Trap" was written by Eliana Dockterman and was published by Time magazine. The author discusses the different views and the benefits in children being knowledgeable in technology. She describes this generation as "the tech-savviest in history". I believe the author makes her point clear mainly using logos to capture her audience. She provides factual information gathered from research and statistics.
The attitude of the author seems somewhat serious and mainly just informative. She provides many facts about the advantages of keeping kids up to date with technology. Her logos is not contradictory but she does include that "according to the latest findings from the research firm Grunwald Associates, barely half of U.S parents agree that mobile technology should play a more prominent role in schools." That lets readers know why she is discussing the topic. She also mentions that there is "decades of studies proving that watching too much TV can lead to obesity, violence and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders." Her position in this article, I feel, is distant. …show more content…
She mentioned that many believe that social media " can make kids feel depressed and insecure" for seeing others looking happy in their photos. Most parents do not want to see their child sad or depressed. As a parent, I believe that pathos to support her claim would make her article more convincing. She also applies ethos in towards the end of her article where she quotes Sean Jackson, principal of Spencer Tech, " If we're not exposing our students to this stuff early, they're going to be left behind." I think that is one of the strongest quotes in this article. For my understanding, it is ethical and also it triggers emotions. The thought of my child falling behind is terrifying. It makes me feel that by restricting use of technology to my children I would be doing them