Summary Of Chapter 2, The 10, 000-Hour Rule, Outliers

Without these two strategies, Gladwell would have failed to draw attention and transition from section to section, or build up to and eventually defend his claim with any undeniable facts. Statistics and rhetorical questions do not only apply to arguments about success, but they are also rhetorical mediums that can be and are used in a variety of ways. Rhetorical questions can be seen on posters, in ads, and in any strong paper. How’s that for applicability? Statistics are most commonly found in visual advertisements and websites. They use evidence that cannot be discredited to credit any possible argument. The reason these two strategies work so well together is that questioning adheres to the visceral and emotional side of an audience, while cold, hard numbers build credibility and respect to logic and reasoning. This results in a powerful one-two punch that left many Gladwell readers wondering if they missed the chance to be great because of something as simple as a set of numbers and slashes on a

Derek became an acclaimed concert pianist by the age of 10. His longtime piano teacher, Adam Ockelford, explains his student’s unique relationship to music. Adam encouraged his obvious musical interest and ability, although it was obviously natural. Adam gave him lesson as child understanding

In this Chapter Gladwell highlights how the common picture of success is achieved is not the one which many individuals think of when they consider the cause of success and shows this with evidence from very successful people. Gladwell employs logos in order to create a logical as well as the factual base for the story. This use is extremely obvious as almost the entire chapter is made up of example that supports his theory on the 10'000 hour rule. In order to concrete his argument, he uses Ethos by constantly employing well-known names in order to build a sense of credibility and citing people who have authority on the scene. He does a good job of using this for its desired purpose. Gladwell redirects his argument with phrases like "Let's

Gladwell carefully constructs his argument by offering the real life story of Bernie Goetz. Gladwell uses this example in order to provide a

The author explains exactly what the professional asserts and how particular pieces of evidence relate to Gladwell’s unconventional idea of success.

The first rhetorical device Gladwell uses in “The 10,000 Hour Rule” is imagery. His attempts at using imagery are not successful because what he proves is “The Matthew Effect,” instead of proving that it takes 10,000 hours, and more than just talent to reach mastery. Gladwell mentions the 75 richest people in the world and points out that 15 of the 75 were born in the same country around the same time. “Almost 20 percent of the names” “come from a single generation in a single country.” These people were able to achieve massive wealth, because “In the 1860s and 1870s, the American economy went through perhaps the greatest transformation in its history. This was when wall street was being built and when Wall Street emerged.”(Pg. 62) Gladwell uses no language to infer that these people practiced for 10,000 hours to achieve mastery of their jobs. Rather he proved that it is the timing, opportunities, and advantages make people successful, and not the amount of time they put in. In the 21st century world, Bill Gates is known as a pioneer in coding, and as a man who has made a lot of money off his career. Gladwell chose Bill Gates to prove his point that he was successful, because he has spent more than 10,000 hours coding, but yet again as the reader, it is quite obvious that the advantages Bill Gates had as a teenager led to his success. “Gates's father

In summing up Gladwell’s argument, the lesson he forwards is very simple. If we continue to believe in the myth of the “self-made” individual, we will continually seek out some strange gifted individual that never existed. In order to be more effective as a society or better stated, a world community,

Not only does he uses the work of various other people to enhance his point, he adds multiple examples. He addresses the success of people such as Bill Gates and the Beatles and talks about how they became outliers while also using other examples to solidify his argument. While talking about Bill Gates and the Beatles, Gladwell emphasizes that they got the opportunity to get better, that “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” (42) Adding points such as that are what give him that

As with most of this book, the main supports that Bauerlein uses for his conclusion come in the form of statistics. As chapter 1 progresses, he cites more and more surveys, polls, and studies

Gladwell states, “ Gladwell states, “ Their success is not exceptional or mysterious. It is grounded in a web of advantages and inheritances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky- but all critical to making them who they are."(pg. 285) This quote from Outliers shows how Gladwell almost undermines certain people’s success. No matter who the person is, in order to have a virtuous life full of fortune you need to put in an ample amount of time and effort. David K. Lee is a philanthropist and owner of Hing Wa Lee jewelers. Lee inherited the jewelry business when he was a young man and he is now a part of the billionaires club. Gladwell would argue that David Lee got his fortune from opportunity because he inherited his dad’s jewelry company. This logic is interminably flawed. Inheriting the jewelry company could have helped him reach his success, but Lee’s personal merit is what helped him make his way to the top. If lee just ran the jewelry shop like it was being run when his father gave it up, he would have never been as financially sound as he is now. Instead, Lee ventured out and broadened the businesses horizons and made it a major brand selling business, selling huge names such as Rolex, Audemars and peu, and Hublot. Lee’s ambition to make his dad’s jewelry company something much better is what made him make millions of dollar. It wasn’t the opportunity. Even if David K. Lee didn’t inherit Hing Wa Lee Jewelers, he would have found another way to put his innovative mind to work in order to create a

Through certain analogies, Gladwell tries to convince the reader that opportunities matter more than anything. Talent is talent, but if you aren't given opportunities to express your talent then what good is it? One analogy that Gladwell used was the example of Chris Langan who is considered to be the smartest man in the world with his 195 IQ level almost doubling the average persons IQ level. Gladwell goes on explaining how Langan has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein. Langan who was a competitor on One Versus One Hundred reached 250,000 dollars on the show and stopped at that point because he had realized the risks of losing it all were greater than the overall benefits of staying in. Given this great opportunity Langan takes the 250,000 dollars over continuing on, which through his calculations was the better decision.

Essentially, the topics Gladwell covered in this book include are, being at the right place at the right time, the 10,000-hour rule, timing, upbringing, and pursuing a meaningful career. Although all of these have been proven by Gladwell to be a major component of success, I do not agree with the idea of a particular upbringing will determine success. With this idea, Malcolm also includes that

Gladwell supported his main claim with facts and research. According to Gladwell's book, people born in 1935 had a better chance of getting

How does one earn the title of wealthy? Authors Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko have studied how people become wealthy for over twenty years. They have conducted research, written books, conducted seminars, and advised major corporations on whom the wealthy are and what are the characteristics of the affluent in America. The research for The Millionaire Next Door was comprised of personal, as well as focus group interviews, with more than 500 millionaires. A survey of 1,115 high net worth and/ or high income respondents was also compiled. The authors define the threshold for being wealthy as having a net worth of $1 million or more. This is one distinction that the authors make in comparison

As a pianist, her career was a failure and thus we move into the climax of this story. On