Research and Discuss: Is Google Making us Stupid?
Argument to Convince
English 211 – Dr. Peterson The Argument to Convince is written based on what you found as you researched your topic and prepared your annotated bibliography. This is a 7-8 page academic argument; therefore, you will follow all the conventions of “academic argument” that we have discussed (review Chapter 6 if needed). Use 7-8 outside sources that you have evaluated closely using the skills learned in class.
Description of Argument to Convince
What actions should be taken based on what you found as you conducted your research? Or, what point of view would you like to take on your topic based on the information you found? Or, what needs to be done? Or, what is the solution to the problem you have been researching? You will answer a question like one of these in your Argument to Convince. Ideally, the essay will follow naturally out of the research you have done on your topic and the conclusions you came to while working on your annotated bibliography and findings. This essay should persuade, convince, or propose. It should use 7-8 outside sources, and these will be made up mostly of the sources listed on your annotated bibliography. It is realistic, however, to delete or add sources as you draft the essay. You may need to conduct further research at this point.
Basic expectations / requirements of the assignment:
Fulfills basic requirements, such as page length Academic in presentation, tone, style, and content Title, Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, Works Cited page MLA style and documentation Multitextuality – integration of multiple outside sources, using paraphrase, quotation, or summary Uses valid sources, based on your careful evaluation Thesis statement Evidence of effort
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Is Google making Us Stupid?
Introduction
Research studies have shown that there is a major difference between individuals who focus on offline and online reading behaviors. Generally, online reading has been shown to have negative effects on people’s cognition. Hooper and Herath say that comprehension, concentration, recall, and absorption rates were found to be significantly lower when a person reads online compared to offline reading (51). Over the years, scholars have analyzed how Google impacts on online reading, concentration, comprehension, content recall, and content absorption. It is undeniable that advancement in technology as well as internet accessibility has altered the waypeople gather and conceive information. Whereas studies have revealed that there are numerous advantages of using modern technologies and the internet on reading habits, evidence suggests that the negative impacts erodes the perceived benefits. This paper critically analyzes the reasons why Google is making people stupid and what needs to be done to tackle this problem.
Arguments
According to an article published in 2008 entitled “Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr evoked debates on how Google affects peoples reading behaviors and their intellect. Google was used as a proxy for the internet and what motivated him to write this article is that he was finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate when he tries to read an offline material for an extended period of time (Hooper & Herath 51). In addition, the internet reduced his capacity to completely engage in contemplative reflection of the material and content he was reading. Carr therefore arguesthat the internet tends to have an extensive negative impact on people’s ability to comprehend and contemplate which ultimately affects their reading behaviors.
To determine the impacts of internet experience and reading ability especially when it comes to keyword-based searching tendencies and performance, scholars have utilized various research questions and hypotheses. This in turn enables researchers to determine how online reading differ from offline reading, and the general impact of the internet on reading behaviors. For instance, Lei, Lin and Sun analyzed how students performed their searchbehaviors when they have specific tasks to search (152). This includes the number of keywords, number of viewed pages, and the search time. Search performance depended on the success rate of search behaviors.
Another important issue is the impact of internet experience and reading ability on search tendencies/behaviors and performance. Quantitative indicators were collected to analyze searchbehaviors and performance, while qualitative observational descriptions were used to determine the search processes. Lastly, the scholars tried to determine if there is a correlation between searchbehaviors of an individual and search performance. Lei, Lin and Sun found that experience in using the internet does not necessarily mean that a person will have a better search performance (153). This is because despite of experience, participants tend to spend minimal amount of time analyzing a certain page, and therefore, experi...
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