Although Norah Wei Tang and Elizabeth Anne Wood compose arguments in “Do Problems Associated With Social Networking Outweigh the Benefits” that are completely contradictory from one another; however, they do share the common assumption regarding the amount of time and dependence all college students spend on social networking sites.
Tang directly states her assumption of being “plugged in 24/7” to a social network, and her belief that absence from a social network results in “anxiety or depression.” Wood presumes the same assumption in a less direct manner. Her argument regards the ability to “extend discussions” and “study groups” outside the classroom, once again assuming that the college student is spending a large amount of time on social-networks. In contradiction to Tang and Wood’s assumption, I do not spend large amounts of time on social-networks and am by no means dependent upon them. Both authors assumed that every college student relies strongly on social-networks.
Nice Job! I agree. Both authors assume that college students rely on social networking. I know plenty of students who do not have a facebook or a myspace. Although, I myself have a facebook, I do not rely on it so as much as implied by the two authors.
ReplyDeleteI talked about alot of the same ideas in my post. I agree that both authors clearly shared similar perspectives about the "24/7" connectedness. Although there are alot of college students who use social networking, it is certainly true that not every college student does.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your opinion. Both authors assume that most of college students spend a lot of time on the social networking sites. This is not true for many students, including myself.
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