Precis
Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success provides strong insight on the advancement of our world as a whole through the recognition of what yields success. He ends his ninth chapter stating that success can not just be attributed to individual intelligence or merit, but success depends on the environment, the opportunities that environment gives, and whether or not people take advantage of those opportunities. Gladwell's constantly evident style of adding rhetorical questions to his books is seen again as he ends the book using a rhetorical question. Outliers main purpose was to erase the American belief of success that has been implemented into our way of thinking since the founding of our nation; success is based on individual merit.
Vocabulary
Fallow- Not in use
Borough- One of the five administrative units of New York City
Condescending- Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of patronizing superiority.
Borough- One of the five administrative units of New York City
Condescending- Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of patronizing superiority.
Tone
Informative
Rhetorical Strategies
Rhetorical Question- Question that isn't answered for persuasive effect. (page 285)
Tables- Use of statistical evidence through tables for Page (255)
Statistical/Factual evidence- the use of previous studies to give evidence to the reader of cultural patterns (258)
Parallelism- Gladwell ends the book presenting the same facts he did in the beginning stating success isn't based on merit, but opportunity. (285)
Parallelism- Gladwell ends the book presenting the same facts he did in the beginning stating success isn't based on merit, but opportunity. (285)
Questions
Why did Gladwell write the piece the way he did?
What can be said of Gladwell's style throughout the piece?
Why does Gladwell include his families own story of success in the epilogue?
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