The article claims that boredom is what sparks creativity and is ultimatly good for a childs development and imagination. The author supports the claim with many good point but it seems like she is missing evidence and scientific findings to back her claim, could it be because the findings don’t support her claim? She does however include opposing claims to back up her points. The opposing claims she uses are concise and not very in depth. Of course this makes since considering she’s trying to prove boredom is good, not the opposite. There was scientific study done in London that began in the 80s and lasted until the 2004. The survey asked participants if they had felt bored at there jobs in the previous months and tracked there boredom in comparison to their health. The report revealed those who had felt really bored were two and a half times more likely to die of heart problems than those who were not bored. The author didn’t include this report because one of her points was how boring jobs became the most creative. When you think about it, if your opinion is in your article your research will more than likely turn out biased. If your looking up “why is boredom good” those are the results that will backup your claim and those are the results you would include.
Megan Warhurst
4 week- Boredom and a Biased
Updated: Mar 20, 2019