By pointing out the consequences of the decline in reading going beyond literature he tried to appeal to the audience emotions. This persuasive element was used to provide strong words and to convey power and better express his ideas. He explained how the decline in literature has a connection to people in their everyday lives. The effects of the issue can cause problems within their businesses and creativity use. As well as, how the use of reading is used everyday no matter what might be going
In the Passage “The twilight of the books” by Caleb Crain, The Main Idea Mainly Focuses on the fact that Numerous Numbers of Fellow Americans are Choosing not to read. He also provides Predictions or examples of what Could happen if the world stopped reading. Throughout the passage, Crain uses evidence to support his claim of how No effort is being made
In “Why Literature Matters”, the Dana Gioia emphasizes the importance of literature. Using logos and pathos, he justifies his claim on how the waning interest in literature is affecting America’s society in many negative ways. In the sixth paragraph, he uses logos to appeal to the working class by referring to a poll in 2001 taken by the National Association of Manufacturers. The poll was taken on their members about the skill deficiencies among their workers.
In the article by Dana Gioia about the decline of reading in america has a negative effect on society. She uses real world facts to build her argument. The author talks about the decline in the local workplaces as well. “ Among hourly workers, poor reading skills ranked second and 38 percent of employees complained that local schools inadequately taught reading comprehension”. The author is showing that in all places not just schools are declining in literacy.
Dana Gioia talks about the decline of reading in America in her passage. She argues that it is having many negative effects on young Americans. The author uses many different tools to persuade the reader and make an argument. One of the tools she uses the most is facts. Dana uses facts to help strengthen her point.
Dana Gioia builds a strong argument that persuades the audience that the decline of reading in America will have a negative effect on society. He states the negative effects not reading will have on American society, and the positive effects reading will have on our society. Dana also build his essay in a strong way. Gioia uses negative and positive effects in his essay. Dana includes negative effects not reading will do to a person, to try to convince a person to read more.
People can bend truth, but numbers do not lie. With facts like “38 percent of employers complained that local schools inadequately taught reading comprehension”, people cannot deny the problem. Facts like these hold up the arguement by proving there are negative effects of reading. To cement her arguement, Dana Gioia talks about the social effects of not reading.
In the essay “Why literature matters” the author Dana Gioia is building an argument to tell us how reading in America is declining and how it will have a negative effect on our society. Throughout the essay Gioia describes how people who read are more active in out society and she explains what would happen if we stop reading and how it affects our personal qualities. One way Gioia shows us how reading can affect our social life is by saying “one of the surprising finding of “Reading At Risk” was that literary readers are markedly more civically engaged than non readers.” So Gioia is saying reading can help shape you to become more active around other people since you'll have a skill that everyone should have and you'll also gain knowledge
“Business leaders consistently set imagination, creativity, and high-order thinking at the top. Ironically, the value of reading and intellectual faculties that it inculcates appear most clearly as active and engaged literacy declines. Among hourly workers; poor reading skills ranked second, and 30 percent of employers complained that local schools inadequately taught reading comprehension.” Nobody is wanting to take the blame on themselves but blaming their teachers and schools for them not being able to comprehend simple reading skills. “The decline of literary reading foreshadows serious long-term social and economic problems.
As the digital age comes upon us, more and more Americans become dissatisfied with the state of literacy in this generation. Because the Internet paves the way for shorter and shorter interactions, namely articles versus novels and six-second viral videos versus films, many people that grew up in the age of the Internet have a preference for this condensed form of entertainment. Dana Gioia of The New York Times asserts in his essay “Why Literature Matters” that the decline of reading in America is destined to have a negative impact on society as a whole. Gioia opens his essay with a bittersweet account of which trend is occurring in the twenty-first century America arts scene. He notes that as college attendance rates blossom, the interest
E.D. Hirsch begins chapter one with the decline of literacy within the classroom. Early in the chapter he makes a statement that “in the United States only two-thirds of our citizens are literate” (Hirsch, p. 2). He continues to state that “even among those the average level is too low.” The chapter further discusses how cultural literacy has declined to a point that many students weren’t as familiar with basic knowledge. Many students in America were not adequately meeting the same standards that students in other countries were surpassing.
Not reading has many negative consequences associated with it. Studies have proven that unlike readers, non-readers are less empathetic and understanding of others feelings and perspectives on the world. It is very likely that those who do not read will not be nearly as enthusiastic or willing to volunteer and be a part of their community. Non-readers are very passive in comparison to those who do in fact read (Gioia 423). People who do not read are less focused and often fill their days with readily made media like smart phones, television, movies, and video games.
A key finding from the report were that in adolescents the reading rates have dropped about 20% across the age ranges of 6-17 years. The report also states that white student score 21 points or more higher than black and/or Hispanic students. Girls read for pleasure
In the article, “Why Literature Matters” by Dana Gioia, he states that the decline of interest in literature—especially from young teens—will have a negative outcome in society. Notably, he informs the readers by utilizing strong vocabulary, as well as rhetorical appeals to persuade his audience that the decline in reading will have a negative outcome. This allows readers to comprehend his views and join his side of the argument. Gioia’s word choice assists in showing the magnitude of the text by stressing the meaning and importance of his argument.
Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why is that so? Reading is one of the most beneficial and practical activities that a human being can do. Unfortunately it is a disappointment that people these days read less. As we know, books were the main source of entertainment centuries ago, but with the widespread of technological advances such as the cinema, television, internet, among others, many people left their books on the bookshelf. The purpose of this speech is to present the benefits and the importance of reading.
