Texting Vs Writing

The writer shows evidence of both and argument and no favor for either side but, for the things he likes about texting she states, "Teenagers have, for example, created an entirely new language — one that uses abbreviations and symbols instead of words, does not require punctuation, and uses short, incomplete phrases throughout the entire conversation. It’s a way of speaking that is a language in and of itsel." Aslo she says, " They recognize the difference between texting friends and writing formally and know what is appropriate in each situation. This was proven true in the student samples, in which no examples of textspeak were used." If i had to decide what the overall tone to the topic was I would say the writer had more of a middle fround …show more content…
Concerning the position wants the reader to take for this topic, i would say a positve vibe becuase after he defends both parties he states his case on where he stood with the whole situation. Yes the writer gives evidence but not enough that would make me change positions on where i stand about taking in amnerica. The writer makes the redaer care about the subject by giving so many detailed examples. not only does he give you the cons about how texting effects writing but he akso gives you the pros. The writer manipulates the reader’s emotions by trying to make you feel the same way he would feel. I say this because the way the article is written. He gives the pros and cons then he states where he stands on the …show more content…
The article quotes Jacquie Ream, a former teacher and author of K.I.S.S.-- Keep It Short and Simple, a guide for writing more effectively.” In her response that texting has a negative impact on writing she states “others insist that texting should be viewed as beneficial because it provides students with motivation to write, practice in specific writing skills, and an opportunity to gain confidence in their writing.” She says, “In addition, because they are engaging in written communication rather than oral speech, texting teens learn how to convey their message to a reader in as few words as possible.” For her evidence and research methods she presented she gave several examples from Sternberg, Kaplan, and Borck also she quotes his book Txtng: The Gr8 Db8. In Crystals interview he states that people have stereotypes about how text messaging is done and those people don’t even text. I find Cryystal’s interview more convincing because his logic makes sense to