TED Talk Response

In this TED talk, Niall Ferguson attempts to define the great divergence, basically trying to answer the same question "Guns, Germs and Steel" attempted to answer, only in a modern context. The second half of the TED talk argues that the rest of the world has caught up with the westers and that western civilization might actually fall. Niall Ferguson argued that there are 6 killer "apps" or ideas that led to prosperity to the western world and that is currently causing the rest of the world to catch up to the west.

I feel like Niall Fergusom uses so much ethos in this talk that I couldn't possibly even attempt to argue his points. His accent alone provides ethos, or maybe that's just me. Good thing he successfully pursuaded me. I honestly can't think of anything to add or cut from his list of ideals. I agree that the US is falling behind in the global economy, if not from his convincing charts, but from experience alone. Being a high schooler in the USA, I constantly hear how I need to try harder to help American test scores compare to those in China. Also, as an immigrant family, first generation, I constantly hear from my parents how the US school system is nothing compared to Brazil... I'm sure their exaggerating but still.

Overall I found him very persuasive and ultimately agree.