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Could the author of this piece has an extremist point of view?

Could the author of this piece has an extremist point of view?

Many people still argue on texting influencing people's way of writing. From the article "Texting and Writing" by Michaela Cullington shares how texting influences a person's way of writing but it also talks about how it helps because it motivates students to write more when texting. Throughout the reading teachers complain and explain how students writing skills have dropped and they struggle when they write a formal paper. In the article the author states that teachers complain because "texting does not stress the importance of punctuation, students are neglecting it in their formal writing." So technically many students are forgetting the importance of grammar and punctuation and its affecting them in a way. I agree with that but then I agree more on how texting motivates students to write more. I believe that texting has a small affect on some students. From my experiences I don't think it affects me because I know when to be formal and when its appropriate to be informal. In the reading it also states that "Many experts would agree that there is no harm in textspeak, as long as students continue to be taught and reminded that a formal language occasion is not the place for it." I could both agree and disagree with the reading. Question: Do you believe there are more people being affected by texting and struggle more when writing an essay?