The argumentative essay, pros and cons of social media, by PerformDigi, illustrates the

issue that social media brings more harm than good to teenagers. The writer is optimistic and
confident that social media can raise awareness of an important reason, but it can also spread
hatred especially among teenagers. This critical analysis will examine the effects of social media
wasting your time, false ideas and unnecessary information.

         First and foremost, the writer has given a few arguments. He strongly believes that
teenagers tend to spend more time on social media than having a real social life with other
people. Moreover, he thinks that social media promotes false images of how everything should
be in a perfect world.  This results in insecurity in both girls and boys. In his argument he also
stresses that most posts on social media are irrational and irrelevant compared to reality. It seems
that the writer is proposing his idea to convince readers how bad social media has influenced
young teenagers, so that the readers can lessen their time on social media.

Next, the writer has given clear, well-supported evidence. For example, in paragraph two,
he mentions that in an article, Austin McCann’s Impact of social media on Teens points out that,
“social media becomes more than half of their world”. Furthermore, he supports his stand on
unnecessary information by giving Nicolas Wapshott’s statement in his book. I think he should
also include evidence on false ideas because it can reinforce his arguments.

In addition to the clear evidence, the writer also gives his counterarguments. This can be
seen in paragraph two, where he mentions about the positive effect of having social media is
communication with their family and friends. He refutes the statement by arguing that it is a
difficult task for teenagers to enjoy the little things around them. In the same paragraph, he also
puts forward a counterargument on how average teenagers most to likely busy writing in a tweet
about the little things they did than enjoying them. 

I agree with the writer’s opinion that social media brings more harm than good to young
teenagers. I would also add that social media would make