Two questions that I would ask Thompson about his text are “Do you know if Okolloh ever wrote her book?” and “How did Lunsford conduct her research to find out that current college students are not as undereducated as people may think?” I am curious about what Okolloh wrote her book about and how long it ended up being. I am also fascinated about how Lunsford realized that current college students are not as under knowledgeable as people think.
One persuasive argument was when Thompson brought up the theory of multiples. This theory would not have been brought up if scientists were more connected and could communicate easier to each other. Thompson provided various amounts of evidence to back up his claim such as the scientists that discovered oxygen and the mathematicians who discovered logarithms. Another argument that was persuasive was Thompson’s claim about how current college student are not as under educated as people may think. This claim was persuasive because it related to a wide audience and had evidence from a well known and leading researcher, Andrea Lunsford. Lunsford provided statistical evidence for Thompson to use to back up his claim about current students. An argument that was less persuasive was when Thompson brought up how people used to write letters to each other in the past but they only wrote three or four letters a year. This claim was just a small detail under his claim of how the mail system became a powerful mode of expression.
I think that Thompson opens up with the experiences of Okolloh to show readers that casual writings that people post online have a greater impact on other than people may realize. This example connects with Thompson’s claims because he states how normal people, such as bloggers, have a big influence on their readers. Posting as little as one’s opinions on a topic online can be spreading awareness and can gain support of many people.
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