A Rhetorical Analysis Of Twitter Made Us Better By Sarah Jackson

These days, everyone has heard of or used one of the contentious social media platforms, such as Twitter. Twitter is the go-to news media source where you can find information about precisely everything that is going on in the world. Users of the platform broadcast short posts called tweets, which are available for users to read, like, and even retweet. In recent years, Twitter has received a lot of controversy due to its distribution of misinformation, fake news, hate speech, and bullying. Despite this, people still believe in the app. Sarah Jackson, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of those believers, and she wrote an article called, “Twitter Made Us Better,” where she attempts to highlight how Twitter has been beneficial

The 3rd paragraph starts like this: “Despite it all, the way we use Twitter made this decade better” (Jackson, 1). Often in her writing, Jackson does not elaborate but begins her paragraphs with blunt statements. She throws out a statement and hopes the reader can follow along. Without much explanation or context, it makes it difficult for readers to fully understand her arguments and ideas. This lack of clarity may leave readers feeling confused or disengaged from the article. Therefore, writers need to provide enough background information and explanations to ensure that their readers can fully comprehend their ideas. Jackson failed to do that, but instead, she uses informal language, which leaves the author feeling

Writers need to establish their expertise in an attempt to support their claims. Especially when it is an opinionated article with no real substance. Without these elements, readers may question the validity of the information presented. There was one instance where she provided a little sense of expertise, but it was not enough to convince the reader that she had any credible experience. Jackson says, “My colleagues and I studied how groups... have used Twitter to build vibrant communities and to influence news and politics" (Jackson, 1). Her insertion of her and her colleagues’ previous work was insufficient to make her a valid source to prove Twitter had any impact on making a better society. Jackson needed to include more ethos in her article to make it credible and to convince the reader that she is qualified to have an opinion and to comment on this