Is the internet really changing the way we think? Or is that just an evolutionary thought we all have with the changing of technology in the last two decades? John Naughton takes this into consideration with his interpretation on many opinions from several professionals both inside and out of the psychological field in the article, “The Internet: Is It Changing The Way We Think?” Naughton then goes on to use the multiple speakers excerpts in the article as sources for knowledge that is different from his own, to further appeal to his titled thought on media changing the way the human brain works. To which he also uses the mass tone throughout the article to further drive his long thought-out opinion. Although, this benefits Naughton for giving
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While the human mind is always changing as well as the rapid growth of technology to further combat and yet prove the growth of human intelligence, Naughton’s article is merely a foot in the doorway on such a broad topic. The answers to the great question are closer than previously thought, especially with other professional authors opinions given throughout the article.
Throughout the article, Naughton uses many excerpts from other authors articles on the subject matter on technology and the way it shapes and warps our ever-growing minds. This is in order to give the target audience more opinions on the subject of the internet and media in general changing the way we think. To give a better grasp, Naughton uses Sarah Churchwell as an introductory author, for she has no neurological background but is a researcher with her own known opinions, Sarah leads with, “Is the internet changing our brains? It seems unlikely to me, but I’ll leave that question to evolutionary biologists.” (443) This example of a reference quote adds personal opinion with the knowledge that Churchwell doesn’t truly understand the subject at hand but is willing to give her own voiced opinions. To which this demonstrates an open-ended rhetorical question followed by personality to
While the human mind is always changing as well as the rapid growth of technology to further combat and yet prove the growth of human intelligence, Naughton’s article is merely a foot in the doorway on such a broad topic. The answers to the great question are closer than previously thought, especially with other professional authors opinions given throughout the article.
Throughout the article, Naughton uses many excerpts from other authors articles on the subject matter on technology and the way it shapes and warps our ever-growing minds. This is in order to give the target audience more opinions on the subject of the internet and media in general changing the way we think. To give a better grasp, Naughton uses Sarah Churchwell as an introductory author, for she has no neurological background but is a researcher with her own known opinions, Sarah leads with, “Is the internet changing our brains? It seems unlikely to me, but I’ll leave that question to evolutionary biologists.” (443) This example of a reference quote adds personal opinion with the knowledge that Churchwell doesn’t truly understand the subject at hand but is willing to give her own voiced opinions. To which this demonstrates an open-ended rhetorical question followed by personality to