Thompson Response Continued

Finney 1

Jill Finney

RWS 100

Mr. Werry

05 September 2014

Thompson Response Continued

1.     How evolved is the current generations writing due to the various social medias and Internet usage?  How do you relate to the current generations and the past generations, how old are you?

2.     Two elements that I found most persuasive about Thompsons argument were his use of multiple statistics and testimonies from real studies. This intrigued the reader, overwhelming that we write that much in a day; and with real studies as a contribution it established credibility.  I think his weakest point was the study with the children, I didn’t understand its relevance, I feel as though it was awkwardly thrown in.

3.     I think that Thompson introduces the article with this short story to show the reader/ audience just how greatly one person can write. Okkolloh was a very influential blogger and was able to get a lot of information out to the public without even realizing it. All her writings complied to be about the size of two telephone books, unknowingly to her; she had written all of that! So with this story I think Thompson is trying to accomplish that people everyday write a lot more than we are given credit for. This idea connected the astonishing stats about a average persons daily writing.