Peggy Orenstein and Steven Pinker both discussed of how the
internet/social media is affecting us, the people, today. Peggy Orenstein talks
about how the social media is letting one “promote” themselves in front of
people. Orenstein states in her article that, facebook, twitter, and other
social medias, makes people care a lot more about what others think about them.
Orenstein is basically saying people lie
about themselves to others to gain the attention. Steven Pinker believes that
the internet is making us dumb. He is saying that we are becoming too dependent
on it. He says in the end that people are still “smart” due to the internet
being around.
I agree
with both of them. I believe that the internet/social media is making us both
dumb, and fake about ourselves.
Orenstein’s and Pinker’s use of ethos, pathos, and logic persuaded my
thoughts. They both site famous people/articles to strengthen
their arguments. They both use statistics they gathered to prove their thesis.
Also Peggy Orenstein made are article in first person saying I lots of times. This
let the readers connect with her and were emotionally attached with her throughout
the article.
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