Mapping an Argument
Mapping an Argument
CRT/205
06/17/12
Dr. Al Clark
Mapping an Argument * Article: Is Bullying Going Digital? Cyber Bullying Facts
In this article about bullying the issue that is addressed about is bullying. This article talks in detail about cyber bullying. It states how cyber bullying occurs such as through social networking sites. It speaks about suicide and about two students who committed suicide because of cyber bullying. This article gives the definition of cyber bullying. The whole issue in this article is all about cyber bullying.
In this article one of the stated premises is that bullying is complex. Another one is that suicide rates are up for the first time since 1980. Even though suicide always has been a problem for teens in 2003 when that was the first increase, could this all be related? The unstated premise is that cyber bullying is worse than traditional bullying. The reason this is an unstated premise is because the writer only discusses cyber bullying. She states that it happens anytime and anywhere. This is because children have more access to technology then once before.
The conclusion of this article is that bullying is going digital. With kids being able to go online 24 hours a day they are able to bully others behind the protection of a computer at all times. We have been dealing with bullying long before it became digital. With cyber bullying though it affects kids much more than traditional bullying because it hits a larger audience. Cyber bullying has more of a stronger effect on kids then traditional bullying. Kids are becoming more depressed because of this type of bullying.
The writer of this article clearly has strong feelings about bullying. After reading this article you know that the writer is talking about the new type of bullying which is cyber. In her article she talks little about traditional bullying. Her main points in the article are about cyber bullying. She makes her thesis
CRT/205
06/17/12
Dr. Al Clark
Mapping an Argument * Article: Is Bullying Going Digital? Cyber Bullying Facts
In this article about bullying the issue that is addressed about is bullying. This article talks in detail about cyber bullying. It states how cyber bullying occurs such as through social networking sites. It speaks about suicide and about two students who committed suicide because of cyber bullying. This article gives the definition of cyber bullying. The whole issue in this article is all about cyber bullying.
In this article one of the stated premises is that bullying is complex. Another one is that suicide rates are up for the first time since 1980. Even though suicide always has been a problem for teens in 2003 when that was the first increase, could this all be related? The unstated premise is that cyber bullying is worse than traditional bullying. The reason this is an unstated premise is because the writer only discusses cyber bullying. She states that it happens anytime and anywhere. This is because children have more access to technology then once before.
The conclusion of this article is that bullying is going digital. With kids being able to go online 24 hours a day they are able to bully others behind the protection of a computer at all times. We have been dealing with bullying long before it became digital. With cyber bullying though it affects kids much more than traditional bullying because it hits a larger audience. Cyber bullying has more of a stronger effect on kids then traditional bullying. Kids are becoming more depressed because of this type of bullying.
The writer of this article clearly has strong feelings about bullying. After reading this article you know that the writer is talking about the new type of bullying which is cyber. In her article she talks little about traditional bullying. Her main points in the article are about cyber bullying. She makes her thesis