Understanding the Negative Effects of Twitter on Individuals

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Title: __The Twitter Trap – Understanding the Negative Effects of Twitter on Individuals
1 Introduction
1 Hook: __As said by Matt Tapscott, the former head of Webspam team in Google, “When you've got 5 minutes to fill, Twitter is a great way to fill 35 minutes ”
2 Thesis: __Although Twitter seems to be an avenue of freedom and creativity, this platform could cause more harm than benefits for those who are uninformed.
3 Three points: 1. _Twitter prioritizes “healthy conversation” over veracity of facts_ 2._Twitter could cause us to rely on ready-made digital information rather than engage in “our ability to reflect, our pursuit of meaning, genuine empathy,” 3. _Twitter promotes an atmosphere of distrust at some point.
2 Body of the Essay
4 Key point 1 – topic sentence:_ Twitter prioritizes “healthy conversation” over veracity of facts
1 Evidentiary support: “CEO Jack Dorsey tweet-threading in his defense — the latest tech executive to unleash a torrent of words about healthy conversation and the public sphere which, after reading, you are no more informed than you were before”
2 Evidentiary support: “a CNN review of Jones’ accounts show that all of the videos that initially led the other tech companies to take action against Jones were in fact posted to Twitter by Jones or InfoWars. All were still live on Twitter as of the time this article was published”.
3 Evidentiary support: __ “Values would require that Twitter make tough calls on high-profile and obviously malevolent figures, including tossing them off as a signal of its intent to keep it civil,” Recode’s Kara Swisher wrote in her new column for The New York Times.”_
Connection to next key point: Because of Twitter’s policy, this can negatively affect human being’s capacity to reflect and contemplate.
5 Key point 2 – topic sentence: _ Twitter could cause us to rely on ready-made digital information rather than engage in “our ability to reflect, our pursuit of meaning, genuine empathy”
4 Evidentiary support: _” The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions. Unlike the virtual fireplace or that nesting pair of red-tailed hawks we have been live-streaming on nytimes.com, Twitter is not just an ambient presence. It demands attention and response. It is the enemy of contemplation.”
5 Evidentiary support: “Basically, we are outsourcing o...