The curse of knowledge is an ongoing problem all around the world. Steven Pinker’s article “The Curse of Knowledge” in the Wall Street Journal targets business people from all over. People that have a desire for knowledge, have wealth, and are educated is Steven Pinker’s main audience. Pinker gives personal experimental, and historical evidence to support his beliefs. He provides solutions to the reader on how the problem can be fixed. Steven Pinker’s article “The Curse of Knowledge” persuades the thinking person to believe what he is stating. By the end of the text, Steven Pinker hopes the reader believes in the curse of knowledge. Writers assume you know what they know. Steven Pinker states, “The curse of knowledge is the single best explanation
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He tells the story of a biology lecture he once attended. The speaker was a biologist explaining a breakthrough in DNA. No one in the large lecture understood what the biologist was saying. When the biologist was interrupted by the host to speak clearly the biologist was shocked that people did not understand. Steven Pinker’s historical evidence to support his beliefs is the 2000 presidential election. The confusing “butterfly ballot” tricked Al Gore voters into voting for George W. Bush. This may have changed who the president was supposed to be. The people who made the “butterfly ballot” thought it was easy to understand when to others it was confusing. Steven Pinker’s rhetorical purpose of his article is to persuade the reader to believe him so he can propose a solution. Pinker tells the reader ways on how to fix the problem in their writing. The writer should have other people read what they write and provide feedback before submitting it. Steven Pinker states, “Only when we ask those people do we discover that what’s obvious to us isn’t obvious to them.” Another way to fix the curse of knowledge is after a long time go back and read your writing when it’s no longer
He tells the story of a biology lecture he once attended. The speaker was a biologist explaining a breakthrough in DNA. No one in the large lecture understood what the biologist was saying. When the biologist was interrupted by the host to speak clearly the biologist was shocked that people did not understand. Steven Pinker’s historical evidence to support his beliefs is the 2000 presidential election. The confusing “butterfly ballot” tricked Al Gore voters into voting for George W. Bush. This may have changed who the president was supposed to be. The people who made the “butterfly ballot” thought it was easy to understand when to others it was confusing. Steven Pinker’s rhetorical purpose of his article is to persuade the reader to believe him so he can propose a solution. Pinker tells the reader ways on how to fix the problem in their writing. The writer should have other people read what they write and provide feedback before submitting it. Steven Pinker states, “Only when we ask those people do we discover that what’s obvious to us isn’t obvious to them.” Another way to fix the curse of knowledge is after a long time go back and read your writing when it’s no longer