A Demonstrative Analysis of “the Dangers for Teens Online Are Exaggerated”

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Maher Issa Mrs. Anderson ENG 112-4436 Feb. 12th 2013 A Demonstrative Analysis of “The Dangers for Teens Online Are Exaggerated” Technology impacts an individual’s life in many different ways. As time passes by, technology improves in a great number of ways. However, there are cons to the advancement of technology. The internet, in particular, has cons such as the violation of one’s privacy or the usage and intention to fulfill atrocious and immoral goals. It has even reached to an extent that many authoritative figures ask parents to be careful and to monitor what their teenage children are doing online as well as encourage them not to let their children spend too much time on the internet. Although going online and surfing the web can be dangerous and risky, Rahul Parikh proves with evidence and statistics that it is not as dangerous as it is being seen, and it is actually good for teenagers to get on the internet and to be online. By analyzing the logic and reasoning of Parikh, the claim he suggests follows the same evidence that he exhibits in his article. He claims that “Fears of online sexual predators, cyber bullying, sexting, and other perils of the internet are overblown” (Parikh 1). In his article, Parikh explains to readers why his claims are true and also gives readers a logical explanation. Parikh states in his article that the statistics of studies conducted that there are many dangers and risks for teenagers going online and surfing the web are inaccurate and unreliable. Likewise, the dangers of teenagers going online are similar to the dangers of the outside world (Parikh 1). Moreover, Parikh proves to readers that there are some conflicting and over-exaggerated statistics about teenagers that were affected by the dangers of going online. The surveys and statistics conducted have different measurements and criteria about what is considered cyber

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