In this essay, Shinozuka argues that millennials are too dependent on technology, with said dependency ultimately degrading their minds and interpersonal relationships. The author attempts to use the rhetorical triangle to persuade her audience, and at times succeeds. While Shinozuka cultivated an environment that
The article stresses allowing questions to be asked, making it a relatable setting, and keeping it engaging which I agree with. One that I disagree with is Abraham’s last point that says, “There’s no better place to date than church.” This point has nothing to do with specifically millennials because all generations like the coed feel to any environment. Another point that flagged disagreement was this statement, “Millennials value mentorship and respect older generations advice, but also want to do things themselves.” I feel this generation wants to prove to everyone that they smarter than their past counterparts, and they do not need help because they are the help they were looking for all along.
However, because he is a staunch Republican, the father of children growing up in this generation, and the CEO of a moderately sized conservative marketing agency, his readers believe that he is more than qualified to voice his opinion on the matter. Although this may be a generalization, it seems as though many older generations are not only ‘‘set in their ways’’ and aren’t as apt to change, they’ve also placed all of the blame on this generation for these dying industries and their lack of morals. They also apparently have these preconceived notions about who millennials are without factoring in the constantly changing future, individuality, and diversity in their beliefs. Reyes most likely generalizes this age group because of interactions he may have with these individuals, or the articles and stories he’s collected from the always-reliable internet. He appeals to this audience because he confirms something they believe to be absolutely true.
The audience of The New yorker are middle class citizens with upper class ambitions. Based on this intended audience of this article and the rhetorical strategies used this article is mostly effective in persuading the audience because the audience is assumed to be educated and ambitious. To sway his audience the Author uses rhetorical strategies like Allusion, anecdotes, and assertion. He also uses rhetorical appeals like ethos and pathos to convey his opinion on social media as an activist
In the beginning of the article, Joel Stein describes the negative aspects of the millennial generation, that they are lazy, and entitled, and he has data to prove it. Then, he states the Millennials are a threat, but yet an exciting generation. Stein then claims the Millennials are so involved with technology. In the first half his article, The New Greatest Generation, He describes the millennials self-involvement is just another trend, and not a revolutionary break, that perhaps all the other generations will break this cycle. However, near the end of the article, he contradicts his own claim about Millennials stating the positive aspects of this generation.
The article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” was written by Jean M. Twenge and published in The Atlantic. The article analyzes how Millennials are on the brink of a mental-health crisis due to the increase usage of smartphones. The differences that define generations have always been prominent, however, there has been an abrupt shift in teen behaviors and emotional states since the Great Recession in 2009. The millennial generation, referred to as iGen, has been shaped by the advent of smartphones and the increase usage of social media. Today’s teens are physically safer, however, they are on the brink of a devastating mental-health crisis.
The millennial generation would now see many of the previous gen processes to be insignificant and unnecessary; abolishing old traditions and values. “Millennials expect technology to simply work–so you’d better make sure that it does.” (Solomon, Micah). One of these expectations that Solomon alludes to are the smart phones. Of all technological resources a millennial may use,
Jeff Nevid’s, “Teaching the Millennials”, is a refreshing article on the ways in which teachers should approach the newer generation of students (millennials). According to Nevid, “They are our students and we need to explore ways of adapting the college classroom to reach them and teach them more effectively” ( psychologicalscience.org). Millennials have become accustomed to the everyday use of technology in their daily lives. To effectively teach new generation students the author outlines ways in which the instructor should incorporate more interactive and technological tactics. Nevid outlines four central ideas as to how teachers can tackle the task of adequately educating their students.
Rhetorical analysis is crucial in comprehending another author's work and also in improving one's own writing. In this paper my project is to undertake a rhetorical analysis of Time Magazine journalist Joel Stein's opinion on the problems posed but also the advantages millennials in society in his article “The Me Me Me Generation.” I will address Stein's purpose, argument, and the way he presents it to further his claim. By dissecting the structure and arrangement of his argument we will view the means to persuasion in his article. I will also analyze the author's style and use of rhetorical analogies and assumptions.
The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future(Or, Don 't Trust Anyone Under 30) by Mark Bauerlein is a commentary on the culture of Generation Y and its lack of basic knowledge and intelligence in a society inundated with easily accessible information. At the dawn of the digital age, those who had navigated adolescence and adulthood without the aid of the internet looked on to the forthcoming generation with eyes full of hope, anticipating an influx of well-educated, web-savvy children ready to fix the world. These hopeful gazes, according to Bauerlein, were met with an uneducated mass of bobble heads lacking basic knowledge engrossed solely in the lives of other teens or twenty-somethings.
AIM states that it “critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage” (AIM, n.d. ). This topic on millennials is also clearly not Asher’s forte. In fact, Asher rarely publishes articles on millennials. Furthermore, the article was published under “The Blog”. This
Under 30: The Dumbest Generation In his best-selling book, The Dumbest Generation, Mark Bauerlein claims that the current people under 30 years old are the dumbest generation in history. Technology has overtaken the under 30 generation causing their lives and learning to be changed for the worse. To start, technology has created people who are unable to think deeply and answer hard questions. In an excerpt from the book, The Dumbest Generation, Bauerlein writes, “The 18-year-old may have a Visa card, cell phone, My Space page, part-time job, Playstation 2, and an admissions letter from State U., bu task this wired and on-the-go high school senior a few intellectual questions and the facade of in-the-know-ness crumbles” (Bauerlein).
In her essay “In defence of the iGeneration,” Renee Wilson argues that today’s technology has benefitted not only the students, but also the generation as a whole. The advancement in technology allows for change, innovation and creativity that result in one of the best generations yet. Although Wilson generalizes today’s iGeneration, she succeeds in providing a compelling argument. Much of her argument is supported by scientific evidence and personal experiences that demonstrate the ability of the iGeneration to accept change and provide self-actualization. Wilson’s use of generalizations reveals a degree of disconnect between the current iGeneration and previous generations.
Chojnacki illustrates Gen Z’s biggest stereotype, “‘Gen Z’s drug of choice is putting something on Instagram and getting a like.’ He claimed his generation likes not having their phones on them to feeling naked” (2022). The biggest stereotype of Gen Z that surrounds them is that they are dependent on technology. Gen Z became the first generation that grew up with technology at their fingertips, which makes the other generations assume it is all Gen Z knows. McMurdock tells of another main stereotype surrounding Gen Z, “Young voters, according to hundreds of focus group findings, are overwhelmingly eager to address some of society’s most pressing challenges' ' (2022).
The article “The Me Me Me Generation” by Joel Stein mentions how Millennials are a self-centred generation who have been raised with many participation awards and parents who mistakenly believed that strengthening their self-esteem was they key to success rather than focusing more on strengthening up their character and skills. Stein mentions that the younger generation lives mostly through screens, whether those on phones, iPad’s, or computers, and believes someway that it is entitled to success without experiencing the rough situations in lifetime. Stein also presented studies showing that the incidence of narcissistic personality disorder among Millennials is massive. Stein concludes the article by mentioning that this has not taken him by surprise, because this began with their parents’ generation, the Baby Boomers, or known as the “Me Generation.” Millennials seek to make their own mark on the world.
