The internet has a lot of control on the way we think, while some are positive and some are negative. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” Nicholas Carr talks about how the internet shapes the way we read. The purpose of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr is to bring light to how the internet is changing our brain’s behavior and function. He does this by using anecdotes, scientific studies, and historical evidence throughout his article.
In his article, he uses anecdotes for the first few pages to give examples about how it affects people. The article starts with a quote but quickly shifts over to how Carr is affected by it. The transition between the quote and his anecdote works very well as he quotes Stanley Kubrik’s 2001: A Space
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This point does go against his statement because he can not be sure that the internet will set us back, so he also brings ideas from the other side of the argument. Carr using the other side of the argument shows that he knows and acknowledges about what else could happen and the benefits, but he still trusts in his beliefs. He also uses the printing press as another example of how he could be wrong. The printing press is very recognizable, but he brings it up because people in the present day do not know about how people used to think that it would ruin our literacy like we expect the internet to. The printing press did have the repercussions that were expected, but Carr does bring up the idea that he could be undermining the positives of how the internet would affect us. Using the printing press example this way shows that Carr knows he may be wrong about it and that his words are not fact. These historical views shift the purpose from wanting the reader to believe the internet is bad, to just recognizing that the internet is affecting the way we read. He admits “So, yes, you should be skeptical of my skepticism” later in paragraph 28 to keep the reader thinking about the topic rather than just absorbing what he has to