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Rhetorical Analysis Of Millennials Are Destroying The Next Generation By Kyle Reyes

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A Rhetorical Analysis of Kyle Reyes’ Millennials Are Destroying the Next Generation and It’s Ruining America From not dining as often at fast casual restaurants, and playing golf less often, to almost completely killing the napkin industry (Forbes), younger generations, especially millennials, are responsible for the end of eras. Not only is this group responsible for the extinction of these industries, they’re also responsible for moral corruption. Apparently, Millennials are Destroying the Next Generation and it’s Ruining America. Kyle Reyes, self-proclaimed “liberal troll”, published this article on the NewBostonPost, a conservative news outlet and blog. In this piece, Reyes elaborates on what he believes to be the worst generation to exist …show more content…

In this post Reyes discusses the morals and values he believes millennials aren’t teaching their children which is leading to the demise of this great nation (apparently older generations have a monopoly on morals). He also arrogantly asserts that he can “edumacate” this generation on how to properly raise their families. Reyes’s thesis is pretty clear. He argues that because millennials are self-absorbed, sensitive, and lack important qualities like pride, respect, dignity, and a good work ethic themselves, they can’t possibly teach their children the virtues they’ll need to be successful, which will be detrimental to their development as individuals. This analysis will dissect the author’s use of the …show more content…

However, because he is a staunch Republican, the father of children growing up in this generation, and the CEO of a moderately sized conservative marketing agency, his readers believe that he is more than qualified to voice his opinion on the matter. Although this may be a generalization, it seems as though many older generations are not only ‘‘set in their ways’’ and aren’t as apt to change, they’ve also placed all of the blame on this generation for these dying industries and their lack of morals. They also apparently have these preconceived notions about who millennials are without factoring in the constantly changing future, individuality, and diversity in their beliefs. Reyes most likely generalizes this age group because of interactions he may have with these individuals, or the articles and stories he’s collected from the always-reliable internet. He appeals to this audience because he confirms something they believe to be absolutely true. The combination of these two definitely strengthens the use of ethos in this argument, especially

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