Read the article below. Match each highlighted quotation to the rhetorical/stylistic device it demonstrates.
Twenty years ago, the average American got their news from a handful of evening broadcasts and a folded newspaper. Where do you get your news now — and can you honestly say you remember the last time you checked only once a day? The answer, for most people, is no.
Take Jordan Mills, a 19-year-old college student in Atlanta. He checks his phone within ninety seconds of waking up, scrolls through six different news apps before breakfast, and estimates he sees over 200 headlines before his first class even begins. He is, by his own admission, exhausted by information he never asked for.
He is not unusual. A 2023 Pew Research study found that 86% of American adults now get at least some of their news from a smartphone, and nearly half report feeling "worn out" by the sheer volume of news they encounter. The feed, it seems, has become both a lifeline and a burden.
Media companies insist they are simply meeting demand. Critics counter that they have manufactured it. The algorithm does not care whether a headline informs you or merely inflames you — it only cares whether you keep scrolling. Attention, once freely given, is now the most valuable currency in America.
Whatever side of that argument one takes, one thing is undeniable. The feed never sleeps, and increasingly, neither do we.
Answer the following questions about the article's purpose, intended audience, and tone.
Twenty years ago, the average American got their news from a handful of evening broadcasts and a folded newspaper. Where do you get your news now — and can you honestly say you remember the last time you checked only once a day? The answer, for most people, is no.
Take Jordan Mills, a 19-year-old college student in Atlanta. He checks his phone within ninety seconds of waking up, scrolls through six different news apps before breakfast, and estimates he sees over 200 headlines before his first class even begins. He is, by his own admission, exhausted by information he never asked for.
He is not unusual. A 2023 Pew Research study found that 86% of American adults now get at least some of their news from a smartphone, and nearly half report feeling "worn out" by the sheer volume of news they encounter. The feed, it seems, has become both a lifeline and a burden.
Media companies insist they are simply meeting demand. Critics counter that they have manufactured it. The algorithm does not care whether a headline informs you or merely inflames you — it only cares whether you keep scrolling. Attention, once freely given, is now the most valuable currency in America.
Whatever side of that argument one takes, one thing is undeniable. The feed never sleeps, and increasingly, neither do we.
For each technique below, choose the answer that best explains its effect on the reader.
Twenty years ago, the average American got their news from a handful of evening broadcasts and a folded newspaper. Where do you get your news now — and can you honestly say you remember the last time you checked only once a day? The answer, for most people, is no.
Take Jordan Mills, a 19-year-old college student in Atlanta. He checks his phone within ninety seconds of waking up, scrolls through six different news apps before breakfast, and estimates he sees over 200 headlines before his first class even begins. He is, by his own admission, exhausted by information he never asked for.
He is not unusual. A 2023 Pew Research study found that 86% of American adults now get at least some of their news from a smartphone, and nearly half report feeling "worn out" by the sheer volume of news they encounter. The feed, it seems, has become both a lifeline and a burden.
Media companies insist they are simply meeting demand. Critics counter that they have manufactured it. The algorithm does not care whether a headline informs you or merely inflames you — it only cares whether you keep scrolling. Attention, once freely given, is now the most valuable currency in America.
Whatever side of that argument one takes, one thing is undeniable. The feed never sleeps, and increasingly, neither do we.
Click the paragraph descriptions below in the correct order to build a well-structured analysis essay.
Write a full analysis paragraph (150–200 words) examining how the writer uses language to convey her message.
Twenty years ago, the average American got their news from a handful of evening broadcasts and a folded newspaper. Where do you get your news now — and can you honestly say you remember the last time you checked only once a day? The answer, for most people, is no.
Take Jordan Mills, a 19-year-old college student in Atlanta. He checks his phone within ninety seconds of waking up, scrolls through six different news apps before breakfast, and estimates he sees over 200 headlines before his first class even begins. He is, by his own admission, exhausted by information he never asked for.
He is not unusual. A 2023 Pew Research study found that 86% of American adults now get at least some of their news from a smartphone, and nearly half report feeling "worn out" by the sheer volume of news they encounter. The feed, it seems, has become both a lifeline and a burden.
Media companies insist they are simply meeting demand. Critics counter that they have manufactured it. The algorithm does not care whether a headline informs you or merely inflames you — it only cares whether you keep scrolling. Attention, once freely given, is now the most valuable currency in America.
Whatever side of that argument one takes, one thing is undeniable. The feed never sleeps, and increasingly, neither do we.