Question

in this section, youll assess the effectiveness of a satirical text. your article was a success; people loved reading it! a month later, you notice that a fellow subscriber to the newsletter has written a follow - up satirical article in response to your article. heres an excerpt from the article: \boomers. karens. debbie downers. we all know them. we all despise them. these are the ones whose lifes calling is to rid education of the plague known as technology. they insist on a return to the good old days, where math is calculated by abacus, and you have to know how to calculate by hand (a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}) because you wont always have a calculator. this is the generation that champions mindlessly staring at textbooks from 1965 while copying word - for - word on thousands of sheets of loose - leaf paper that will most likely end up in the cavernous depths of a backpack next to a moldy peanut butter sandwich while a child insists, i turned it in. you must have lost it.\ after reading this part of the article, you think about the authors primary purpose. which of the following is the correct purpose? to prove that copying notes by hand is the most effective way to learn to draw attention to the problem of cell phones in an educational setting to criticize those who believe that technology has no place in education to demonstrate the importance of calculators in math courses

Explanation:

The text uses satirical language to mock those who want to rid education of technology. Phrases like "rid education of the plague known as technology" and the description of old - fashioned methods (calculating by abacus, copying from 1965 textbooks) show criticism. The first option ("To prove that copying notes by hand is the most effective way to learn") is incorrect as the text mocks such old - fashioned methods. There is no mention of cell phones in the text, so the second option is wrong. The text is not focused on the importance of calculators in math courses (the fourth option), but rather on the broader issue of technology in education. The author is criticizing those who oppose technology in education.

Answer:

To criticize those who believe that technology has no place in education.