Rhetorical Analysis Of The New Greatest Generation

Selina Raymond
English 102
Mrs. Hildebrand
2 February 2018
Rhetorical Analysis of “The New Greatest Generation” Words that most resonate with Millennials are narcissistic, lazy, and entitled which many people feel to be true. Author Joel Stein, Wrote “The New Greatest Generation,” published in 2013, and he argues that while the data he provides proves Milliennials may be narcissistic, lazy, and entitled, they are not defined by it; they are defined by how they respond to real life situations. Stein begins to strengthen his purpose by using a sarcastic tone while providing the facts and statistics, successfully making the readers question whether the evidence is valid; another way stein successfully furthers his purpose by using an order of

In the beginning of his essay, Stein uses a sarcastic tone while providing facts as shown in the previous paragraph. In the middle of his essay, he stops and begins to compare himself to the evidence he provided. For instance, “I know my number of Twitter followers far better than the tally on my car’s odometer; although Facebook has a strictly enforced limit of 5,000 friends, I somehow have 5,079” (Stein 30). This should make the readers then compare the things they do that are similar to what Stein has stated in his article. The readers should then have a more understanding outlook on Millennials. Once Stein is done comparing himself to Millenials, he then proceeds to defend them. Stein suggest that, “Yes, they check their phones during class, but think about how long you can stand in line with out looking at your phone” (Stein 32). After reading this, this furthers the points that the audience is just like Millennials. This can make the readers begin to question if Millennials are as bad as they tend to make them out to be. The way Stein chose to structure his article is an important factor that helps show the audience the purpose of his