Question

next, you analyze the excerpt for word choice and meaning. you skim back through the article to identify where the author is against the old ways of learning. \boomers. karens. debbie downers. we all know them. we all despise them. these are the ones whose lifes calling is to rid education of the plague known as technology. they insist on a return to \the good old days,\ where math is calculated by abacus, and you have to know how to calculate by hand a² + b² = c² because \you wont always have a calculator.\ this is the generation that champions mindlessly staring at textbooks from 1965 while copying word - for - word on thousands of sheets of loose - leaf paper that will most likely end up in the cavernous depths of a backpack next to a moldy peanut butter sandwich while a child insists, i turned it in. you must have lost it. which word or phrase in the excerpt identifies the authors attitude toward antiquated (outdated) learning methods? \cavernous depths\ \...math is calculated by abacus\ \moldy peanut butter sandwich\ \boomers. karens. debbie downers.\

Explanation:

The author uses the terms "Boomers. Karens. Debbie Downers." to label those who support old - fashioned learning methods, and the tone is derogatory, indicating a negative attitude. The other phrases are more descriptive details rather than directly expressing the attitude towards the learning methods.

Answer:

"Boomers. Karens. Debbie Downers."