Illiterate..

Chris Hedge’s attempt to persuade me to believing what he had to say was definitely an epic fail. He included data and facts to support what he believed but it still didn’t make much sense to me. Usually when I see stats or any type of number evidence, I tend to believe it more because it does provide more information and makes it seem like what whoever is presenting can be true. But in this case, I am still going against what he believes. There are two sides to his argument and he completely disregarded the side that went against what he believed. Calling people who can read but choose not to read illiterate was a big mistake. His article seems to be unconcerned with what the public actually thinks and that’s where he made his mistake.

                Carr and Hedge both fear the same outcome for the new society that we are evolving into. They are afraid of the use of online texts and the abandonment of regular paper texts. They are afraid of the mass amounts of information one can retrieve with a click of a button. They are afraid of how people are going to change alongside the electronic world. With this fear, Carr and Hedge seem to be very optimistic about where this change will lead us and is trying to persuade people to stop this evolution and remain at a standstill with no further advancements. They are doing this by negatively representing the internet with articles bashing on it; Carr with his say on Google and Hedge with his ridiculous accusations to the rising numbers of illiterates.