This is also true when people read books and articles. Boyd tries to elicit some emotional feeling at the end of his article when he writes, “We are raising our children in captivity, and they are turning to technology to socialize, learn, and decompress. Why do we blame the screens?” Yes, this makes the audience feel something, but not what she wants them to feel. Boyd's audience feels bad after reading this quote. It once again makes them feel like they aren't raising their children the right way, and as I said before, this may not be the approach he wanted to take. Contrary to this ugly feeling, Bergman gives his audience a sense of gratitude when he talks about the different tools and skills that technology is teaching teenagers and also what it taught him growing up. Bergman says technology has taught him “how to tell stories, create worlds, and even how to save and spend money.” This statement further helps his argument because it gives parents a positive reason to look at when thinking about technology. If they see that it is actually providing their children with something that they can use as they get older, then parents will be more likely to allow it because parents want their children to be as successful as possible, which in turn makes them feel good about what they did. they are choosing to do so
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