Analysis Of Blame Society Not The Screen Time

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In a technological driven world technology is becoming something that kids, at younger and younger ages, are turning to. In some people 's eyes they are becoming addicted to technology and in others views technology is not a problem with our youth. Parents and most adults are all worried about this, so to try and give some insight to these worried parents and adults Chris Bergman and Dannah Boyd wrote articles that discuss the use of technology by the youth of today. Boyd uses different rhetorical strategies to try and get her point across in her article, that different societal factors is actually what the problem with teens and not technology, “Blame Society, Not The Screen Time.” However, Chris Bergman’s “Don’t Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time” …show more content…

This is also true when people read books and articles. Boyd tries to bring about some emotional feeling at the end of her article when she writes, “We’re raising our children in captivity and they turn to technology to socialize, learn and decompress. Why are we blaming the screens?” Yes, this does make the audience feel something, but not what she wants them to feel. Boyd’s audience, after reading this quote, feels bad. Again she makes them feel as if they are not raising their kids right and as I said earlier this might not be the approach she wanted to take. Contrary to this bad feeling, Bergman gives his audience a sense of gratitude when he talks about the different tools and skills that technology is teaching teens and also what it taught him growing up. Bergman claims technology taught him, “how to tell stories, create worlds, and even how to save and spend money.” This statement further helps his argument because it gives parents a positive reason to look at when thinking about technology. If they see that it is actually providing their kids with something they can use as they grow older then parents will be more inclined to allow it because parents want their children to be as successful as they can be which in turn makes them feel good about what they are choosing to

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