Google Making USupid Thesis

In his article entitled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (2008), Nicholas Carr, a published technology author, argues that the use of the internet has altered the way our mind thinks, the way we communicate, and even the way we read. This affects society in such a way that we are no longer able to focus while reading printed text, let alone online articles with distracting factors such as hyperlinks and flashy pop up ads. Carr provides several sources of anecdotal evidence, case studies, and authority figures each in their respective fields, which contributes the foundation used to substantiate his claims throughout the article. Carr is hoping to inform his audience of the affects as he explains that although a very powerful computing system, the internet, has left us with fleeting attention spans and diminished comprehension skills. He adopts a very personal and relatable tone when addressing his audience who were captivated by the enticing title and interested in the effects the Net has on our cognitive functions.
Carr uses his article as an opportunity to convey how our overuse of the Net can affect our focusing and thinking habits while trying to stay personally connected to the …show more content…
His overall all article is contingent on maintaining common ground with the reader, but even then, that isn’t enough. For example, his allusion to the movie Space Odyssey created an awkward sense of confusion for a good majority of the millennial generation he’s targeting. Just by quickly googling the year this movie was released, which happened to be 1968, many millennials would not understand this allusion. If the reader was remotely interested in the text or just wanted to get a clearer understanding, it would be impossible unless you resort to researching the movie. This first misunderstanding of his audience could potentially disrupt the focus one had already invested into his