Author, Eliana Dockterman in her article, “The Digital Parent Trap”, exposes the potential benefits of technology uses among young people. Dockterman’s purpose is to persuade her audience in realizing the underlying welfare students have in school with the addition of technology. She adopts an empathizing demeanor, understanding the position of the parents. However, she also expands on her ideas and helps explain how technology is not as impractical as we may think it is. To start off, Dockterman uses statistics to begin her claim. This creates a base for her audience to realize the amount of technology that is utilized. Moreover, the figures she uses reflects the volume of technology that is adopted by our younger generations. Although the
