Social Media s Effects

Social Media’s Effects The American Academy of Pediatrics or AAP is a journal that preserves collections, which hold the past record of the American Academy of Pediatrics, documents pediatric history, and reveals and validates the movement of children's health care (Baker n.p). The association stated in 1929 at the Medical Association Section on Diseases of Children ( Baker n.p). The journal describes how it is important that parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of them are healthy environments for children and adolescents. This journal “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families” the writers clearly appeal to parents through the use of logic and emotion; however fail to convince the audience because of his credibility and the contradicting studies. The journal "The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families." defines social media as “any website that allows social interaction, including social networking”(O’Keeffe n.p). This journal explains how predications can help families understand the websites and suggests ways to monitor their children. The journal illuminates some good aspects of social media, such as opportunities for community engagement, enhancement of individual and collective creativity, and fostering one’s identity of social skills. Some social media programs create learning opportunities. However the journal articulates the bad side to social media, as the journal explains it opens up opportunities for cyber bullying, and life-threatening privacy concerns. This journal provides the reader with knowledge of both sides of the social media argument and is a very good resource. The authors of the journal are actual pediatricians who can provide in depth factual knowledge and experience. Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, and Kathleen Clarke-Pearson are pediatricians whose journal provides information on both sides of the social-media argument based on their backgrounds. “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families” was written by Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, and Kathleen Clarke-Pearson. O’Keeffe and Pearson are both pediatricians and are a part of the Council on Communications and Media. The studies they have completed commonly display the bad effects of social media on children and teens, however some of their data presents the good effects, which contradict and undermine their argument. They vastly described the effects of cyber bulling and the dangers of predators, but also briefly explained the incredible resources social media provides for children. The studies statistics say that social media’s affects can be detrimental to a child and lead to depression and difficulties with anger. This research helps parents to understand the dangers and effects social media has on their loved ones.
The research the writers have found presents evidence of logic to inform and persuade the audiences. The doctors use real life cases that parents can relate to. Using this type of research they can create a dependable way to communicate with interested parents, which creates a trust. This type of realistic data appeals to rationality inducting reasoning. Statistics such as “according to a recent poll, 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media site more than 10 times a day, and more than half of adolescents log on to a social media site more than once day” ( O’Keefee n.p.) pull in the audience. The researchers use their evidence to try and effectively persuade parents into monitoring their children’s social media usage. Besides explaining the different learning opportunities, they also go into great detail on the effects of peer-to-peer, inappropriate content, lack of understanding of online privacy issues, and outside influences of advertising groups. The writer’s use this information logically to send an important message to parents on the effects that social media has on their children.
Parents want nothing else but to provide a great life for their children. This is why the writer’s use that emotional pull to persuade and inform parents about the effects social media is having on their beloved children. Through the alarming statistics and stories on child predators the writers create an alarming sense of terror. The provocation helps create emotions that could potentially persuade the audience. The effective use of the enormous effects is portrayed powerfully because of the exercise of real and relatable studies. The repetition of the data allows for a full understanding of the seriousness of growing effects. The writers trap the readers’ emotions, values, and beliefs by appealing to their emotions.
The ability to persuade the audience threatened when the author contrast the effects of social media. Throughout the entire article the writers make the readers feel the bad effects of social media however beings to throw resourceful features of social media sites. This contradiction does hurt the writer’s emotional and persuasive appeal, however it creates a sense of trust. From gaining the trust of the reader the author could be in fact persuading them against it more.
Over all the researchers did an excellent job displaying the negative effects of social media on children and teens. The credibility and logic lacked in that they were very board. Through eye opening data, the writers were able to stir up emotions, which cause a persuasive effect but was also able to be very informing. Even though the journal was intended to inform, its vast use of intimidating facts causes readers to feel that the writers are bias towards one side. While reading this someone would more likely to be persuaded into believing the harmful effects of social media on children and teens.

Works Cited
Baker, Jeffery. "AAP History." AAP History. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
O'keeffe, G. S., and K. Clarke-Pearson. "The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families." Pediatrics 1274 (2011): 800-04. 30 Sept. 2014. Print.