Malcom Gladwell's non-fictional text "Outliers" presents us with what are outliers in the first chunk of the text. Outliers are people who master their success at whatever they do. Gladwell examines the elements that are behind the success of numerous people. They can be mathematical geniuses, athletes, etc. Throughout the first chunk Malcom Gladwell asserts that people are not born genius, geniuses are created with all the work and education they have had. To support his thesis, Gladwell examines that most of the hockey players who are born at the beginning months of the year tend to excel at hockey, rather than other hockey players who are born in later months of the year. Gladwell asserts that people who are born in the months of January through March are more physically and mentally mature. Throughout the first chunk of the text, Malcom Gladwell recapitulates the "10,000 Hour- Rule", which asserts that in order to be successful at any field, one must practice around 10,000 hours.
Application Question: If the "10,000 Hour- Rule" did not exist would peole still be successful or "geniuses" as they are today?
Clarification Question: In the first chunk of the text, what is Malcom Gladwell's thesis statement?
Style Question: Does Gladwell's seriousness throughout the first chunk affect the way people interpret the text?
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The 10,000 hr rule isnt necessarily a rule that requires someone to have exactly 10,000 hrs of practice. It just means that for a person to be considered a genius in a specific field, he or she need A LOT of practice, so yes even if that "rule" didnt exist geniuses would still be geniuses.
ReplyDeleteGladwell doesn't really use a serious tone in the text. Rather he states his own argument and calmly presents evidence that supports his point of view.
The 10,000 hour rule does not necessarily have to conclude a person either a genius or not. It mostly has to do with a person's own abilities. If the rule did not exist people would still be able to demonstrte their abilities.
ReplyDeleteGladwell uses a type of sarcastic tone in order to show how bias people can be with others in real life.