In today 's generation it is very evident that we are learning differently and/
or even slower than generations before. Some may say it is because of lack of
knowledge or easy access to new age technology and because of it we are just
simply dumb. Others argue that it is not that we are dumb, but that our generation is
changing, we learn differently and that it is not a lack in ourselves, but a lack in our
education system. This generation is not dumb, it is simply a lack in our education
system and changes in generations. The essays "The Dumbest Generation" and "Meet
the Twixters" both intensely acknowledge the difference in today 's youth with a fact
that new age technology and lacks in different education systems has had a …show more content…
This can include
reliable resources or anyone or anything that can advance a thesis through evidence.
The more of these strategies used, the more an argument or thesis is effective.
Ethos is a strong strategy used in writing because it shows who the author is,
what side they are taking, and how they feel about certain situations being discussed.
In “The Dumbest Generation” the author is quite good at conveying this specific
strategy. In one section of the essay the author states "We suspect that is young people
don 't know the Bill of Rights or the import of old COLORED ENTRANCE signs- and they absolutely should- it reflects not stupidity, but a failure of the school system
and of society (which is ran by grown-ups) to require them to know it." We see that
he cares that the younger generation learns and knows parts of history, and if we
don 't, it 's not that we are dumb, but simply a lack in the education system. The author
is revealing a part of themselves to us. The same goes for Lev Grossman, author
of "Meet the Twixters". Grossman, just like the author of "The Dumbest Generation"
generally cares for the younger generation and supports them, but also has his
or even slower than generations before. Some may say it is because of lack of
knowledge or easy access to new age technology and because of it we are just
simply dumb. Others argue that it is not that we are dumb, but that our generation is
changing, we learn differently and that it is not a lack in ourselves, but a lack in our
education system. This generation is not dumb, it is simply a lack in our education
system and changes in generations. The essays "The Dumbest Generation" and "Meet
the Twixters" both intensely acknowledge the difference in today 's youth with a fact
that new age technology and lacks in different education systems has had a …show more content…
This can include
reliable resources or anyone or anything that can advance a thesis through evidence.
The more of these strategies used, the more an argument or thesis is effective.
Ethos is a strong strategy used in writing because it shows who the author is,
what side they are taking, and how they feel about certain situations being discussed.
In “The Dumbest Generation” the author is quite good at conveying this specific
strategy. In one section of the essay the author states "We suspect that is young people
don 't know the Bill of Rights or the import of old COLORED ENTRANCE signs- and they absolutely should- it reflects not stupidity, but a failure of the school system
and of society (which is ran by grown-ups) to require them to know it." We see that
he cares that the younger generation learns and knows parts of history, and if we
don 't, it 's not that we are dumb, but simply a lack in the education system. The author
is revealing a part of themselves to us. The same goes for Lev Grossman, author
of "Meet the Twixters". Grossman, just like the author of "The Dumbest Generation"
generally cares for the younger generation and supports them, but also has his