The text, Mind over Mass Media Steven Pinker argues against the suggestion that new types of electronic media are harmful to people's intelligence and suggests they are actually beneficial to us. This claim is supported by the body of the text. For example, Pinker states, “If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying” (1030). This helps support the claim by making a simple statement that proves his point that few people would be able to disagree with. Another example from the text that helps support Pinker's claim is when he brings up an argument that could be used against him only to refute it. Pinker states:
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