Research suggests declining reading habits impair political discourse and critical thinking
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Summary
The article discusses concerns that declining reading habits are negatively impacting political discourse and critical thinking. It references an experiment where literature students struggled to comprehend and explain passages from Charles Dickens' "Bleak House," suggesting that reduced reading leads to less clear thinking. Scholars fear this trend is making politics less intelligent as people read less.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledStudents of literature at two American universities were given the first paragraphs of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens and asked to read and then explain them
How hard could it be?
As people read less they think less clearly, scholars fear
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