"The Automation Paradox" Warm-Up by Monique Raven [Swainston MS] https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox Yesterday, we began reading "The Automation Paradox." Respond to the Padlet, recalling the author's claim statement and the three reasons he gives to support it. Be sure to cite the paragraphs for the claim statement and each reasoning. en-us 2024-09-13 18:53:22 UTC 2025-11-13 07:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Warm up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672189502 The claim that the author stated in the middle of paragraph 2 is "workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation".The reasoning behind this claim is "Computers are more accurate than humans"(paragraph 3),"when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation"(paragraph 6).Lastly rather than automation contributing to unemployment ,the number of workers in these occupations grew(paragraph 5).

]]> 2025-11-07 17:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672189502 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672193280 The evidence that supports the claim which is ,"It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation" is "Computers are taking over some of the work of lawyers and paralegals, and they're doing a better job of it.This supports the claim because it is telling the benefits with becoming a automation.Also another evidence is that supports the claim is "Moreover, the computers are often more accurate than humans:In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents,while humans identified only 51 percent".This proves that the computers will help more than humans,and that the computer will make less mistakes.Another piece of evidence is jobs for paralegals and legal support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000, according to data from the U.S Census Bureau.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672193280 Warm-up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672193562 The author does support automation since it creates new job opportunities. The author provides three clear reasons that support his claim. Reason number 1 when they state in paragraph 5 that automation does not contribute to unemployment but instead help the number of occupations grow. Reasons number two is paragraph 6 when they state that because of the demand (which is because of lower prices) employment goes up with automation not down. My Last reason is what they state in paragraph 8 when they say "Computers create about as much jobs as they eliminate." Those are the three reasons the author uses to support their claim.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672193562 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672194700 The author does support automation since it creates more job opportunities for people like in paragraph 2 it states that "As long as they can learn to use the new tools, automation will be their friend." This means if they learn how to work with the machine they are with then they can have an easier job and they will still have their job. Another reason is in paragraph 4 it states that "jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000, according to date from the U.S. Census Bureau." This means that some specific jobs have grown faster and added more job opportunities because of automation. The last reason is in paragraph 6 in which the author states "So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation," This also means that automation brings up more job opportunities.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672194700 Automation Paradox https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672195331 The author does support automation since it creates more job opportunities. They give a few reasons, like in paragraph 5 where they state that the number of workers in occupations that use automation have grown. Though before that, the author mentions in paragraph 3 that computers (automation) are often more accurate than humans and can help lawyers and paralegals. Finally, he states that ATMs and banks are good examples, as when banks integrated ATMs, they made more physical banks therefore needed more employees.


  • Ashley Yescas

]]> 2025-11-07 17:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672195331 Automation paradox https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672196636 reason 1# The author does support automation because it brings a higher chance for employment opportunities. 2#He supports automation because it brings job opportunities to people.

And also another reason is that also jobs with Automation gain more workers. reason 3#Because nigh demands equals more jobs to be hired if automation is controlled and not controlled by humans.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672196636 Automation Paradox https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672215228 The author does support automation since they claim that automation brings more job opportunities. In paragraph 3 reason #1 was that automation is smarter than humans which isn't as relevant to their claim. In paragraph 3 it states, "Moreover, the computers are often more accurate than humans: In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent.". Reason #2 in paragraph 5 was that jobs that include automation seem to have more workers than the regular types of jobs. The text states, "Rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew.". Reason #3 was in paragraph 6, stating that higher demands would cause more jobs. The paragraph says, "So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, unemployment goes up with automation, not down.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672215228 8 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672217826 The claim that the author used was that workers will have greater opportunities if there occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation. in the text it says The computers are other more accurate than humans in one study software correctly found 95 percent of relevant documents while humans only found 51 percent." The evidence that supports the claim which is ,"It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation" is "Computers are taking over some of the work of lawyers and paralegals, and they're doing a better job of it.This supports the claim because it is telling the benefits with becoming a automation.Another piece of evidence is jobs for paralegals and legal support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000, according to data from the U.S Census Bureau.

]]> 2025-11-07 17:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672217826 Warm Up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672226267 The author does support automation because it creates jobs. The author's first reason is that they are creating more jobs for lawyers. He says that computers are more accurate than humans, and has made over 50,000 jobs for paralegals and legal support. His second reason is when ATMs and barcode scanners were made, eliminating cashier jobs and bank tellers, but creating more jobs in those occupations. His third reason is fewer jobs as typographers and compositor jobs for desktop publishing systems, and a LOT more jobs for graphic design jobs for those companies. He uses examples of things we use everyday to get us to get his claim across. He gives definitely more than three reasons, but he makes sure to provide graphs and carefully explains his claim statement. in paragraph 8 he presents a counter claim to support his claim even further

]]> 2025-11-07 17:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672226267 idk- https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413070 The author supports automation because he says,"It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation." This means he's supports automation. His reasoning to support this is from paragraphs 4, 5, and 6, and they say," ... employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly....Rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew.... So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." These reasons support his claim statement because he keeps going back to how automation helps people get employed, no matter the topic.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413070 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413448 The author supports job applications because it makes more job opportunities. The author provides 3 reasons to backup his claim. Reason 1 is in paragraph 5 he says that the automation does not contribute to unemployment but instead it can help the number of people who have jobs grow. Reason 2 is in paragraph 6 he talks about how because of demand from the lower prices that are happening employment goes up with automation instead of going down. The last reason, reason number 3 is in paragraph 8 the author says "computers create about as much jobs as they eliminate." All 3 of these reasoning back up the authors claim about how automation is good and good for jobs.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413448 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413684 The author does support automation since it can grant workers to have greater job opportunities if their job undergoes any type of computer automation. The author provides three reasons to support this claim. According to paragraph 4, reason #2 is "...employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly." In addition, paragraph 5 states "Rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew." Finally, reason #4 in paragraph 6 states "So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." These reasons state the employment opportunities are growing and the number of workers continue to grow day by day. - Adan Villarreal

]]> 2025-11-07 21:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672413684 Author's Stance https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414013 The author's stance on automation is positive because he states that automation could improve the economy. We see this claim in paragraph 2. He supports his claim by stating in paragraph 5 that the work force grew with a chart that shows occupation of jobs with "above-average" computer use has "grown substantially faster by 0.9 percent per year". The author also reminds us of the Industrial Revolution which created new innovations that raised employment especially in factories in paragraph 6. The author then states that automation can also be slightly negative but the positive makes up for it. He shows this with a graph that presents more graphic design jobs rising and replacing typographers as graphic design is more automated than typography. All of these support the claim that automation does not steal jobs but improves them.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414013 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414645 The author believes that automation is actually a good thing because it can lead to more job opportunities. In one part of the text, it mentions that if people learn how to use new technology it can help them keep their jobs and even make their work easier. This shows that learning to work with machines can be helpful instead of harmful. Another example is when the author talks about how jobs for paralegals and legal assistants have increased over the years adding tens of thousands of new positions. That proves that some careers have grown thanks to automation instead of shrinking the author also explains that when automation helps lower prices and more people want to buy things companies end up needing to hire more workers o overall the author thinks automation can actually boost employment rather than take it away.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414645 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414804 The author supports automation because he says,"It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation." This means he's supports automation. His reasoning to support this is from paragraphs 4, 5, and 6, and they say," ... employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly....Rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew.... So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." These reasons support his claim statement because he keeps going back to how automation helps people get employed, no matter the topic.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672414804 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672415850 The author supports automation. First, he states that it creates lots of job opportunities. (2) Another reason is the author states that computers are more accurate than humans.(3) Lastly, the author states that software found 95% but humans found 51% in a document (3)

]]> 2025-11-07 21:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672415850 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672416029 The author is "The Automation Paradox" supports automation. The author think that automation will help create job opportunities. For example, "It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation." (P.2) One of the reasons that the author gives is that computers are more accurate than humans are in the legal industry when it comes to sorting through documents. The author states "Computers are often more accurate than humans"(P.3) Another reason the author gives is that the growth of paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly. An example from the text is "employment for paralegals and lawyers have grown robustly." (P.4) One last reason the author gives is that automation can do things for cheaper so there is more demand for something so they need to employ workers to keep the item in stock. The text states "So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down."(P.6) These are the reason that the author gives to why automation can help people find jobs rather than replace jobs.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672416029 Elong Chiu Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672416875 The author does support automation. The claim is that more job opportunities are present with automation. One reason is that with automation, more jobs with paralegals and lawyers have increased dramatically(p.4). In paragraph 4, it states, "...jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole..." Another reason is that ATMs automated the work of bank tellers, yet it didn't increase it, quite the opposite(p.5). In paragraph 6, it states, "ATMs made it cheaper to operate bank branches, so banks dramatically increased their numbers of offices." The last reason is that jobs with automation increase faster(p.5). In paragraph 5, it states, "On average, since 1980, occupations with above-average computer use have grown substantially faster..." In conclusion, this is why the author supports the claim, automation gives people more opportunities to get jobs.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672416875 Automation https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417060 Yes, the author of the argumentative text "The Automation Paradox" does support automation. The reason I made the claim that the author James Bessen supports automation in the argumentative text "The Automation Paradox" is because of the reasons he gives. In paragraph three, the author states that computers (automation) are taking over human jobs and are doing a better job at it. This reason that the author has given shows that he is not against automation, but rather is for it. Another reason the author gives to show that he supports automation is in paragraph four, when the author is saying that jobs with automation are growing robustly. A direct quote to show this in paragraph 4 is, "Employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly." Again, above he says that computers have taken over the jobs of paralegals and lawyers basically saying, since automation is included in these jobs more people are likely to work there. In conclusion, to end my claim and statement the author James Bessen does support automation and encourages it in jobs.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417060 Warm up jadence1821942 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417123 The author does support automation since it creates more job opportunities for people like in paragraph 2 it states that "As long as they can learn to use the new tools, automation will be their friend." This means that if they learn how to work with the machine it will make their work easier. Another reason is when it states that " jobs for paralegals and legal support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000, according to data from the U.S Census Bureau. Finally the last example is " when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." This explains that when the demand is high its going to need more humans to help the robots keep up with the demand.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417123 'The Automation Paradox" https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417405 The author does support automation. I say this because in paragraph 2 it says "it turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation.". This is because the author shows his position and possible reasoning. The first reasoning is stated in paragraph 3 which says "computers are taking over some of the work, and doing a better job of it." He also says that the computer are often more accurate than humans." This shows how the author supports automation. The second Reason is located in paragraph 5 which says "rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew." This shows that the use of computer use is growing. The authors third reason for supporting automation is that when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." This shows that jobs go up with automation and not down.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672417405 Warm-up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672418616 The claim statement is that workers will have greater employment opportunities if computer automation will take place. The first reason is that computers are more accurate than humans and that software correctly found 95% of the relevant documents, while humans are only 51%. The second reason is that employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly, and electric discovery software has become a billion-dollar business. The third reason is that jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers actually grew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs. not only that but the number of lawyers increased.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672418616 he SammyWaccem https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420015 The author support automation since the text says," It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation. Next reason is," Jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers actually gew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000."

Last reason is," Computers are more accurate than humans." In conclusion, that's why the author supports automation.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420015 he SammyWaccem https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420187 The author support automation since the text says," It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation. Next reason is," Jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers actually gew faster than the labor force as a whole, adding over 50,000 jobs since 2000."

Last reason is," Computers are more accurate than humans." In conclusion, that's why the author supports automation.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420187 Warm-Up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420860 The author does support automation because he believes that it will create better job opportunities for people. The authors first reason that the author gives is that computers are more accurate than humans which is in paragraph 3. The second reason is that automation is helping people who have jobs grow which is in Paragraph 5. The last reason is that when demand increases enough, employment goes up with automation instead of down which is in paragraph 6. These all support the authors claim that Automation is good.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420860 Warm Up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420880 The author's first reason is that they create more jobs for other people. The increase in demand for a product increases job opportunities. The author says that computers are more accurate than humans. Computers are more accurate than humans The second reason is about how robots work faster than humans. Jobs with automation show a growth in employment opportunities. The third reason was because there are fewer jobs and more jobs for graphic design jobs. This example he uses is good because he gives more reasons for this text.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420880 esmia2143196 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420945 The author does support automation because the there will be more opportunities for jobs. The text states "jobs for paralegals and legal support workers actually grew faster, adding 50,000 jobs since 2000" this means jobs are still being increased. In the text where it states "the computers are often more accurate than humans" does not seem relevant to the claim. He supports automation because it provides more job opportunities. Reason #1 The increase in demand product increases job opportunities. This is stated in paragraph 6. Another Reason is Computers are more accurate than humans the author states this is paragraph 3. Reason three is Jobs with automation shows growth in employment. When a job has automation the employment opportunities increases meaning more jobs for people. In conclusion the author supports automation because automation provide growth and employment. Computers are smarter than humans so it is better. -esmia l

]]> 2025-11-07 21:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672420945 Automation Paradox Ari https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672422001 The authors claim is that he supports automation because it can be useful in regards to jobs. The author's first reason is that computer are more accurate than humans. According to the text in paragraph 3 states, " In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent". This explains how automation is doing certain jobs which can save humans a certain amount of time in finding things. The authors second reason is that jobs with automation show a growth in employment opportunities. According to the text in paragraph 6, " So when demand increases enough in response to lower prices, employment goes up with automation, not down." This explains how the automation in banks helped employment go up in banks and it was helpful involving jobs in banks. The authors third reason is the increase in demand for a product increases job opportunities. According to the text, Likewise, ATMs made it cheaper to operate bank branches, so banks dramatically increases their number of offices." This explains how with the demand of more product the bank was able to open up more job opportunities. All of these reasons support the claim that automation dosent steal jobs but is beneficial.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672422001 Warm Up https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672427165 Yes, the author does support automation. The reason to that is because it created more job opportunities. The first reason to that is computers are more accurate than humans. The second reasons to that is that employment for paralegals and lawyers has grown robustly, and electric discovery software has become a billion-dollar business. The third reason is that jobs for paralegals and legal-support workers grew faster than the labor force as a whole.

]]> 2025-11-07 21:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672427165 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672467245 the author dose support automation because since it can give give jobs instead of taking them. the first reason for this is that in paragraph 7 it states these aren't examples of computers taking jobs they are cases where computers helped some workers take work form others workers with commputerized job frequently substitute for work with non commputerized jobs. another reason is in paragraph 6 Automation reduces the cost of a product or service, and lower prices tend to attract more customers. the final reason is in 5 it states Rather than contributing to unemployment, the number of workers in these occupations grew.

]]> 2025-11-07 23:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672467245 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672514621 The claim the author stated is in paragraph two stating workers will have greater opportunities of employment if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation, and the first reasoning sentence is in paragraph 3 stating computers are taking over the work of employees and are doing a better job at it, and are more accurate than humans. The second piece of reasoning is in paragraph six and states automation reduces the cost of a product or service and these lower prices attract more customers, and the final price of reasoning is in paragraph 8 and says as much as it can help jobs, it also gets rid of them, but automation eliminates about the same amount of jobs that it creates, so it shouldn't have any really bad effects. Therefore, the author is saying that automation is beneficial for jobs and makes them even better and uses these three reasons to support the idea.

]]> 2025-11-08 01:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3672514621 valerie2168882 https://padlet.com/msraven/theautomationparadox/wish/3680767724 The author's main claim in paragraph 2 is that workers will have more job opportunities when their jobs are more automated in the future. This is a paradox because most people think automation takes jobs away, but the author says it c an actually create more jobs instead of lowering jobs. The author explains that automation overall can make work cheaper and more efficient, which often increases the demand and helps employment grow. The author also points out that while some jobs would most likely be replaced others are created and changed by the new technology. Overall, he believes automation isn't destroying work, he believes it's instead changing it for people who would adapt to the different jobs caused by the technology.

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