Analysis

Throughout the essay 'A way With Words, or Away With Words: Effect of Texting and iMing on Language' by Timothy Barranco, a new and even creative idea to which the majority of people from old generation to the youth oppose is presented and supported by a variety of both reasonable and persuasive evidence. The author breaks the common stereotype that texting language will bring ruin to existing formal language and says that texting language is not a cause for concern. Instead, to some extend, texting language contributes to the development of language.
The first evidence provided is from the perspective of texting language. In this essay, this second language frequently used by today's youth is not actually a language used for formal and necessary communications in life but 'merely a degradation of proper English'. From this point, it is expected that audience will think this issue over and start wondering whether what they used to believe is absolute.
The other evidence provided are either from the aspect of history or personal experience. In terms of historical reason, the author points out that text is just a new example of undergone constant evolution. If it can not adapt, then it may just die off and that is all about it. Additionally, personal experience is exhibited to strength this idea because these are facts that no one can deny its existing. It is a powerful method that is worth learning.
Thinking about how the framework of this essay also helps support the topic, I find that counterargument is presented as a claim and then some stereotypes are broken by some powerful evidence. Following that, it goes deeper and deeper to support the idea with all possible aspects.
All in all, this essay is found to be persuasive with all these different types of evidence.