Credibility Relevance
Claim
The qualities that make
students outcasts in high
school make them
successful in adulthood
Being popular in high school
might actually work against
people when they enter
adulthood
Evidence
"That's why it's up to adults to
convey constantly
to teenagers that the characteristics
that marginalize them can pay off
after graduation."
Psychologists point out that
high-status cliques teach the
exclusionary behavior that may
be the foundation for eventual
racism, anti-Semitism, sexism,
and other forms of bigotry
In the adult world, being
"weird" can be cool
The worst thing in life is to
be different from others.
Expert testimony, but no
specifics are given to back up
the claim
“And for teenagers, says
LaFontana, who studies
adolescent peer relationships
and social status, "the worst
thing in the world is to be
different from other people;
that's actually what makes
someone unpopular."
LaFontana is somewhat
relevant and current source
because she studies
adolescents. But the evidence
could have been stronger