What is the argument of the reading?
The argument of "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" is that the internet has shaped our intelligence in a way that prevents us from deep reading. He argues that the way the internet is structrured- with hyperlinks, pop-ups, ads, and summaries- changes the way people read. He argues that the internet's design encourages people to jump from article to article, and skim for information, as opposed to thinking deeply about what they are reading.
How does the reading connect to other things we have read or discussed?
This reading connects to most of the articles we read at the beginning of the year, particularily with the article we read on the banking concept vs. the problem posing method. In "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" the author argues that deep thinking has been hindered by an internet that encourages skimming through and looking purely for the facts, as opposed to thinking deeply into the text. This is similar to the banking concept, which merely presents facts without the implication that one should think any further into the information presented. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" also relates to the Lewis article that we read at the beginning of the year about reading with and against the grain. This article encourages reading and re-reading, interacting with the text, and challenging the ideas within the text that you disagree with. This is, as "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" argues, exactly what the internet has stopped us from doing. The author argue that the internet amkes people less inclined to re-read articles, or look into them for deeper meaning.
Question:
Is the internet the only thing responsible for the stoppage of deep reading in people?
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