http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/02/help-shy-kids-dont-punish-them/273075/
Susan Cain, the author of the article "Help Shy Kids - Don't Punish Them," is also the author of a book which tackles the idea that introverts have great power in a world so loud. The author says that introverts should have their voices heard and that grading them by the amount of participation was wrong. The author mentions another book which says that introverts need to speak up and push through their own fears and get out of their comfort zones so that later they can live with confidence. The author mentions also that there are introverts who actually fear social judgement and introverts who simply prefer a more quite environment. The author then lists several ways to help introverts: use media, make them interact more with peers, wait before calling on them, strategize, etc.
The author uses several rhetorical devices in her writing. Cain uses a very subjective language to try to persuade readers that shy kids need help and not punishment. The author also mentions other experts in the area but later uses compare and contrast between introverts who fear and introverts who are simply quiet. The author mentions recent studies from University of Michigan and San Diego State University in order to prove and support the argument that shy kids are more self centered, a quality which helps living in society like ours. The author mentions back to the famous Rosa Parks who was famous not for delivering a speech but simply by saying a single no. The author ends with the famous: actions speak louder than words.
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