Types of Evidence
Although Bromwich and Madden et al both discuss the concept of publicity in today’s day and age, they use different types of evidence to refute their claims. Bromwich mainly uses examples from books and movies to demonstrate his claim. For instance, …show more content…
The formality and length of the paper, along with the types of evidence that the authors use mainly impact the reader’s understanding of the paper. This is because these three features can either make the piece very coherent and simple, or very convoluted and complex. In the case Madden et al’s “Teens, Social Media, and Privacy”, the grounds and formality of the paper were very clear, which made it very easy for a reader to follow the author’s main points. However, the readers may have been inundated by information due to the length of the paper, and, in turn, may misinterpret the main claim of the piece. Contrary to “Teens, Social Media, and Privacy”, Bromwich’s “How Publicity Makes People Real” is a shorter piece, not over-whelming the reader with as much information, but this piece provides information and examples that are rather foreign to the readers, inhibiting their comprehension of the