As technology and education has advanced over the years, strangely, there has been a decline in the use of literature, and even the act of reading books. Dana Gioia presents a strong persuasive argument that this will have a negative impact on society through the use of emotional appeal and the use of different lenses on the issue to give insight to the reader on a holistic scale and connect his evidence with his claims. Gioia uses emotional appeal in his argument to strengthen his claim by addressing how the decline of reading affects how citizens view their citizenship, and how it limits their ability to exercise their political rights. He cites a study that claims “young people do not understand the ideas of citizenship...and their appreciation
