Is Google Making Us Stupid? by Nicholas Carr
For this assignment, you will write an argumentative response to “is google making us stupid?” by Nicholas Carr Essay Structure: Introduction Paragraph 1 Identify the problem at the heart of your author’s argument and summarize the argument. Paragraph 2 Discuss a strength of the argument. What part of the essay was the most convincing or useful? Does the author’s argument help clarify an intellectual problem? Paragraph 3 Identify the main flaw, inconsistency, or oversight in the essay and critique the argument. What does the author get wrong? Paragraph 4 Introduce your argument (a better way of thinking about the essay’s problem) and explain your reasons/give evidence. Paragraph 5 Explain why your argument matters. What’s at stake in your disagreement with the author? What real-world implications might this disagreement have? Conclusion
