Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers argues success is achieved through a combination of circumstances such as birth date, amount of time invested into their passion, and environmental surroundings. His claim can be validated through close examination of strong evidence and examples provided in the text. Gladwell consistently proves his claim throughout the book and persuades the audience his claim is indeed factual. For instance, Malcom explains hockey player’s birth date is crucial to starting out with a slight advantage over the normal hockey player, which can eventually lead to life changing opportunities, often referred to as the “Matthew Effect.” People born between the months of January and March typically play professional hockey. This is a splendid example because advantages occur frequently in everyday life, which lets others gain a much needed edge on their opponent. Personally, I was born in late October, and the difference of 10 months is evident among my peers. Not only have they had 10 additional months of developing skills, they have more opportunities to learn and grow intellectually. As one can see, this advantage plays a crucial role …show more content…
A popular quote often referenced to is “Success is 10 percent talent and 90 percent hard work.” If a person has the talent but not the desire to pursue it, will he succeed? Probably not. The 10,000 hour rule explains, “Researchers have believed they have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: 10,000 hours.” Anyone who has a dream or goal has to have the desire and put forth hard work to make their dream become a reality. Beethoven spent hours upon hours of his time composing masterpieces and developing his skill through trial and error. The difference between a mediocre pianist and a piano prodigy is 10,000 hours. The mediocre pianist most likely put a few thousand in but not nearly as much as the