"Millennials are Selfish and Entitled, and Helicopter Parents are to Blame": Gillespie's Argument

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08 August 2019
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In his Time article, Nick Gillespie, a libertarian journalist, argues that helicopter parenting is the cause of selfishness and a sense of entitlement among millennials. He develops his argument by using various relevant examples and making references to credible, current, and relevant sources such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Reason-Rupe Poll. Gillespie's text speaks to all parents to persuade them that free-range parenting helps in raising more grateful and thriving progenies than helicopter parenting.
The author reaches his audience by using a rhetorical triangle of logic, credibility, and passion. In his logos, Gillespie supports his thesis with facts from a Reason-Rupe survey. The text's pathos includes vivid examples that the audience can relate to, such as the arrest of a South Carolina mother who let her daugh...