People such as Mark Bauerlein have begun to claim that our generation is the “dumbest” generation. If he means that we are more silent than previous generations, that statement would be correct. We tend to spend our time writing and communicating through technology, whether it be social media or texting. Therefore we are fairly silent...from our mouths. While preceding generations may claim that we are the “dumbest” generation, we are actually much more advanced than they were and on the brink of a literary breakthrough.
Source 2 touches on this when it says “But if dumb means lacking such fundamental cognitive capacities as the ability to think critically and logically, to analyze an argument, to learn and remember, to see analogies, to distinguish fact from opinion...well here Bauerlein is on shakier ground.” Our generation may not know facts such as what year Homer wrote the Odyssey or that Van Gogh cut off his ear in a fit of dementia. However, we are still beyond capable of taking an article or piece of literature and critically analyze it. Not only are we capable of thinking and analyzing like the generations before us, but we are far more literate. …show more content…
However, now because of technology people write on an everyday basis whether it be updating their Facebook status, sending a text message, or uploading an Instagram photo. This writing that our generation is constantly doing stimulates our brains and makes us more critical thinkers and analyzers unlike the generations before
Source 2 touches on this when it says “But if dumb means lacking such fundamental cognitive capacities as the ability to think critically and logically, to analyze an argument, to learn and remember, to see analogies, to distinguish fact from opinion...well here Bauerlein is on shakier ground.” Our generation may not know facts such as what year Homer wrote the Odyssey or that Van Gogh cut off his ear in a fit of dementia. However, we are still beyond capable of taking an article or piece of literature and critically analyze it. Not only are we capable of thinking and analyzing like the generations before us, but we are far more literate. …show more content…
However, now because of technology people write on an everyday basis whether it be updating their Facebook status, sending a text message, or uploading an Instagram photo. This writing that our generation is constantly doing stimulates our brains and makes us more critical thinkers and analyzers unlike the generations before