Introduction:
Hook: We were taught that the internet is bad for us. Many teens report positive when using social media but when questioned what they think about social media they report negatively. Why is that?
Statement of Problem: As technology is advancing and becoming more common especially with Gen z, which is known for growing up around it. This started people to question the impact of technology on us. This raised the misconception that the internet hinders our ability to communicate to face to face.
Thesis: The internet does not hinder our ability to speak face-to-face but instead supplement our ability to.
Body Paragraph 1: Where does the misconception that internet / social media negatively affect our ability to communicate face – to- face.
- We were taught that internet is bad for us
- The analysis that the internet is negatively affecting us comes from our teachers and parents.
- Because creating a study to effectively determine the effect of the internet on social ability is almost impossible since there are too many factors to consider there isn’t one.
Body Paragraph 2: Difference between heavy users and light users.
- One of the factors when discussing how the internet affects our ability is heavy users and light users.
- Heavy users information and how
- Light user information and explain how new users often report feeling stressed out using the internet.
Body Paragraph 3: defining social ability
- Derives from teachers and parents
- Connect to the first paragraph and explain more in detail why research on social ability is not reliable and why it is so hard to conduct research on social ability.
Raise Counter argument: Light users do feel stressed about the internet because they often find it difficult to find other people and look for platforms where they are able to explore themselves.
- Conclusion:
Restatement of thesis: There often is the misconception that the internet has a negative impact on our social ability. But such statements aren’t backed with proper research since there are too many factors to take into account when conducting a research on social ability. Taking a closer look into how the internet affects us isolating some factors we find that the internet supplements our ability to communicate face-to-face.
Work Cited:
Downey, D. B., & Gibbs, B. G. (2020). Kids these days: are face-to-face social skills among American children declining?. American journal of sociology, 125(4), 1030-1083.
https://www.gwern.net/docs/psychology/2020-downey.pdf
Baym, N.K., Zhang, Y.B., & Lin, M. (2004) Social Interactions across Media: Interpersonal Communication on the Internet, Face-to-Face,and the Telephone. New Media & Society, Vol. 6(3), 299-318
Wellman, B., Haase, A. Q., Witte, J., & Hampton, K. (2001). Does the Internet increase, decrease, or supplement social capital? Social networks, participation, and community commitment. American behavioral scientist, 45(3), 436-455.
Westerman, D., Daniel, E. S., & Bowman, N. D. (2016). Learned risks and experienced rewards: Exploring the potential sources of students’ attitudes toward social media and face-to-face communication. The Internet and Higher Education, 31, 52-57.
Vanness your outline included most of the parts needed in the outline. Through the sub-arguments, it showed how face-to-face communication is not negatively affected by the use of the internet. Also, a counterclaim was included in the outline. The outline is also very organized and easy to read and understand. For improvements, make sure to include the in-text citation of where the information comes from. Also, make sure to include at least seven sources in the essay. The outline overall was well written and clearly states the reasons why face-to-face communication is not affected by internet use.
Your thesis says how the internet does not interfere with face-to-face communication and you’re trying to argue how it instead boosts your ability. However, none of your body paragraphs are actually supporting your claim, rather it’s more of just describing the problem. I see how you’re trying to stop a misconception (too many factors to be considered, people shouldn’t all see the internet as something negative), so you might want to change up your thesis maybe? Overall, the outline was very vague, but easy to follow along. You might want to add some citations after paraphrases in your sup points.