One of the strongest arguments Gopnik makes is that of the cultural ratchet effect. This is a term coined by psychologists that refers to the phenomenon that children learn new skills effortlessly while adults are slow to learn new skills. This explains why children seem to be able to whiz around a smartphone able to complete many tasks in the time it takes a grandmother to reply to a text. Gopnik illustrates this idea by saying that “children will talk digital as a native language while we speak it haltingly with an immigrant accent.” This analogy helps readers understand a complex idea which in turn strengthens her argument by making it easier to understand. After explaining this effect, Gopnik now uses it to support her claim. She says “are relatively small changes magnified by the ratchet effect? Is the Internet the telegraph or just the crinoline?” This statement makes a logical argument that just because it is new does not mean that it is taking over society and ruining the youth. Gopnik also says that “the new generation, in turn, will consciously alter those earlier practices and invent new ones.” This quote shows the belief that the internet is just like any other invention but we react heavily to it due to the cultural ratchet effect.