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In America Needs its Nerds, Leonid Fridman uses vivid diction, syntax and sentence structure, and comparison to express his disgust with the inequality of the nerds and geeks. He uses these techniques to call America to change their ways. Fridman uses diction to enforce the contrast of the nerds of reality, and how nerds are viewed in America. For example, he defines the term geek. He states that “A geek, according to Webster's New World Dictionary, is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens” (paragraph 2). Fridman makes the audience realize how Americans are making the “pursuit of knowledge” decrease. By defining the word geek as “a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens”, the audience will realize that a geek is seen as an outcast of society due to the inequality they are facing. Fridman also repeats the word ostracized. He gives this sense of difference by saying that “nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized” (paragraph 3). Nerds and geeks are always excluded when they were young and when they are adults, they are still excluded. In the U.S anyone who is smart are excluded while athletes will be well liked even though they are not intelligent. To help develop his argument, Fridman creates syntax and sentence structure. For instance, he asks questions such as “how can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing, or of their son reading Weber while his friends play baseball, be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan or remain a leading political and cultural force in Europe” (paragraph 9). The speaker is urging the readers to think and pick a side in the war for nerds. Asking questions like “how can a country where typical parents are…” emphasize his belief that intelligence is an extremely reputable trait. He also uses conjunction and words to balance out his sentences. For example, he says