Talk:Ripley Newman

In reviewing the article titled, “Social Media’s Effects OnAdolescent Girls’ Body Image” I found that when I checked the word count in Google Docs, the article falls short of the word count at 902 words. Concerning the major components of a good article, this article opens with a very clear and concise summary of the issue, why there are ethical concerns about it, and who it is affecting. I think the article could use one more sentence explaining why social media is dangerous specifically to the intersection between youth and femininity more than other age groups or gender identities. The body of the article is contained in multiple sections that are laid out in a manner that makes sense for the argument! A couple sections only contain two sentences despite bringing up very lengthy studies that contain a lot of great points that apply to the ethical issue at hand. I think these sections need more support to create a stronger section. A lot of references were used and all look like relevant studies to the issue at hand and all are pretty extensive studies with conclusions that were very well-supported. There are a lot of references used which is great and they are all well-organized within the sections. However, a lot of references are placed immediately after each other in paragraphs. I think transitions would be helpful here and this research may require one more sentence after it to integrate the study and explain why this is so important to the issue at hand. As far as clarity goes with the ethical issue, it is very clear to me why this issue is being exposed and why it is important. There is also a great section about how to combat this ethical issue which I felt added a lot to why the issue held weight. The author did a phenomenal job of writing from an objective perspective and there were no clear statements that read as opinions. There were no arguments made by the author and instead all claims were backed up by a reliable source.