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The Argument That The Internet Is Changing The Way Of Thinking

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In a world where an answer to a problem is only 0.37 seconds away, some people wonder how our ways of thinking have changed. Having the internet at our fingertips is changing the way people view the world. Nicholas Carr makes the argument that the internet is changing the way a person processes information by using scientific jargon, personal testimonies, and the comparison of technology. Carr uses many different kinds of scientific words and phrases thought out his essay. In one section of the essay it says “the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation.” (Carr). Using words like concentration and contemplation to make the reader believe that the internet is the reason Carr loses focus, and does not have an attention span to ponder things. The words are also thought invoking because they make the reader ponder about how the internet is changing the way they process information.
Carr compares thinking to that of a music note with a staccato. In music a staccato is a very short note. The reader perceives that his thoughts are short, and he does not have the concentration to be able to read long books, or even articles. The reader could as well believe that he is incapable of having a long thought process to put together a complete thought. The reader can also apply this back to their life, and see that they do not have the ability to sit still long enough to read an article or book either. This makes the author more relatable.

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