In the article “The Digital Parent Trap” written by Eliana Dockterman for Time Magazine, she discusses the various aspects that early technology exposure may have on children. Although she does not flat out express whether she is for or against it, she builds a solid argument using a pathos, logos, and ethos approach to influence her audience that kids with an early exposure to technology will now and in the future have more advantages than disadvantages.
In the beginning of her article, Dockterman opens using a logos approach by stating various statistics. She used a demographic of kids 3-18 years or age to state how acquainted they are to the different forms of technologically advanced devices. She also listed the example of the monetary …show more content…
and if they are, then Dockterman has made valid points and skillful use of her rhetorical strategies. Closing her article citing research conducted by MIT and by pointing out how the retention percentage difference of children who are exposed to technology at a younger age far exceeds those who are not would cause any reader to agree with the author. After reading these last few paragraphs, anyone with children would agree they would want their kids to have an advantage just as anyone without kids would consider exposing their future children to technology earlier on in life. Reality is, that anything we do now such as applying for scholarships, college, jobs or just doing homework involves having some sort of tech savvy skill. Towards the end of her article, Dockterman states her most convincing statement yet when she quotes Shawn Jackson, principal of a Chicago’s lower income public school where he states; “If we’re not exposing our students to this stuff early, they’re going to be left behind.” No reader wants this for themselves nonetheless for their own kids. It is my belief that after using a logos approach to conclude her article, Dockterman will be able to sway any previously skeptical reader into agreeing with her argument. If any parent with the means to expose their children to technology prior to reading this article was unconvinced I believe that they will now embrace the idea of allowing their children the use of
In the beginning of her article, Dockterman opens using a logos approach by stating various statistics. She used a demographic of kids 3-18 years or age to state how acquainted they are to the different forms of technologically advanced devices. She also listed the example of the monetary …show more content…
and if they are, then Dockterman has made valid points and skillful use of her rhetorical strategies. Closing her article citing research conducted by MIT and by pointing out how the retention percentage difference of children who are exposed to technology at a younger age far exceeds those who are not would cause any reader to agree with the author. After reading these last few paragraphs, anyone with children would agree they would want their kids to have an advantage just as anyone without kids would consider exposing their future children to technology earlier on in life. Reality is, that anything we do now such as applying for scholarships, college, jobs or just doing homework involves having some sort of tech savvy skill. Towards the end of her article, Dockterman states her most convincing statement yet when she quotes Shawn Jackson, principal of a Chicago’s lower income public school where he states; “If we’re not exposing our students to this stuff early, they’re going to be left behind.” No reader wants this for themselves nonetheless for their own kids. It is my belief that after using a logos approach to conclude her article, Dockterman will be able to sway any previously skeptical reader into agreeing with her argument. If any parent with the means to expose their children to technology prior to reading this article was unconvinced I believe that they will now embrace the idea of allowing their children the use of