Technology today is very essential for everyone. We used in our daily basis and can impact our life’s in a positive or negative way. The writer Eliana Dockterman states some strong arguments in her article “The Digital Parent Trap" by arguing that early exposure of technology to kids has more advantages than disadvantages. Dockterman uses many facts, statistics, sources, and expert opinions in order to attract the reader’s attention and conveying us that technology will be a great impact in a future and will last for a long time. Eliana builds her argument by using ethos, pathos, and logos to present her argument with many details and not only an opinion from her.
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The writer introduces the issue of school districts like in Los Angeles Country which plans to spend $30 million in technology such in Ipads in order to bring kids back to “nature”. She cites Shawn Jackson, principal of Spencer Tech in order to have more credibility; She tells the readers that we are living in an era where old beliefs like “two-hour limit screen-time limit” is absolete and when most of the college and job applications are done in a computer. Eliana quotes Jackson who says, “If we’re not exposing our student to this stuff early they’re going to be left behind.” With this claim she directs more to the parents reading the article that is well to remove the technology from their children who abuse it, but “to keep on mind” about the benefits that research now shows it can brings. In the other hand Dockterman also talks about how others might view her point of view like selfish; But she tells them that they are not the only ones feel that way. In order to support her opinion, she quotes Jim Taylor, author of Rasing Gen Tech “they're load of crap...meant to make money” to add acceptance for the readers who oppose …show more content…
She continues into discussion of negative benefits regarding technology. Dockterman uses “the reports that seeing happy children on social media can lead young users to feel depressed about their own lives” to show a negative view other people have about technology; but then by using solid arguments of logos she contradicts that belief. She states that some social networking sites offer “unprecedented learning opportunities.” The writer cites Mimi Ito, an anthropologist at the University of California who explains “kids can engage with specialized communities of interest.” Also, to support more her argument she discusses that SRI, a nonprofit research firm showed that “kids who played games like Samorost (solving puzzles) did 12% better on logic test than those who did not.” With the use of logos, she is able to build opposing argument that are understood by the readers in order for the reader to accept her side of
The author begins her argument in a way she can demonstrate current views on …show more content…
The writer introduces the issue of school districts like in Los Angeles Country which plans to spend $30 million in technology such in Ipads in order to bring kids back to “nature”. She cites Shawn Jackson, principal of Spencer Tech in order to have more credibility; She tells the readers that we are living in an era where old beliefs like “two-hour limit screen-time limit” is absolete and when most of the college and job applications are done in a computer. Eliana quotes Jackson who says, “If we’re not exposing our student to this stuff early they’re going to be left behind.” With this claim she directs more to the parents reading the article that is well to remove the technology from their children who abuse it, but “to keep on mind” about the benefits that research now shows it can brings. In the other hand Dockterman also talks about how others might view her point of view like selfish; But she tells them that they are not the only ones feel that way. In order to support her opinion, she quotes Jim Taylor, author of Rasing Gen Tech “they're load of crap...meant to make money” to add acceptance for the readers who oppose …show more content…
She continues into discussion of negative benefits regarding technology. Dockterman uses “the reports that seeing happy children on social media can lead young users to feel depressed about their own lives” to show a negative view other people have about technology; but then by using solid arguments of logos she contradicts that belief. She states that some social networking sites offer “unprecedented learning opportunities.” The writer cites Mimi Ito, an anthropologist at the University of California who explains “kids can engage with specialized communities of interest.” Also, to support more her argument she discusses that SRI, a nonprofit research firm showed that “kids who played games like Samorost (solving puzzles) did 12% better on logic test than those who did not.” With the use of logos, she is able to build opposing argument that are understood by the readers in order for the reader to accept her side of