Many teens and parents argue with each other about texting. Perhaps you have had these arguments yourself. But how do you convince someone that your opinion is right? The best way is to use facts to support your view.

For example, parents say texting makes teens unable to have a face-to-face conversation. You may disagree, but that’s just your opinion—unless you have facts to back it up. The graph on this page shows that even though texting is increasing, the number of face-to-face conversations has stayed about the same.

Click the image on the left to view the graph. What is your opinion about texting? What information in the graph supports your opinion? Write two to three sentences to explain your answer.

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