Author's arguments for his view in Text 2

Text 2, “Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them” was written by Clive Thompson and published in The Guardian, in 2013.

Clive Thompson argues that, based on some studies, teenage use of social media is not as dangerous as it may seem. In what follows, we will look at the way Clive Thompson argues for his points.

Any argumentative piece of writing aims at convincing the audience of the arguments expressed. The success of the author in getting his message across and making the audience accept his points depends on the way the text is structured and on how he supports his points.

Clive Thompson’s article is structured in an interesting way. Instead of starting the article by presenting his points in favour of teenage social media use, he actually starts by presenting the opposing views - arguments on the negative effects of social media use:

• Social media makes us frivolous and unable to form genuine connections: “the novelist Jonathan Franzen bemoaned online socia...