The following passage from “America Needs its Nerds” written by Leonid Fridman, talks about how it is wrong that people who are serious about their education are being mistreated rather than appreciated for their hard work. Fridman successfully develops this argument by using powerful diction which emphasizes the tone of sarcasm and also using an analogy between the derogatory terms used against these people and the actual definition. First and foremost, the author uses very strong diction such as gerek, to emphasize the unfairness that the students are receiving from their peers, and the reason why is because they like to study a lot. The fact that most people are familiar with this term proves that they have heard it from other