Brooks’ argument is that the post-baby boomer generation is laboring under the delusion of self-fulfillment rather than focusing on serving in a community function. Brooks claims that over monitoring and “perversely” over-structured education has complicated the lives of the younger generation and has diluted it by encouraging the following of one’s passions as opposed to solving problems. Kolb’s thesis is that Brooks’ rhetorical structure is unsound and has little to no authority as it lacks specifics and citation. Specifically, Kolbs references Brooks instruction to listen to c-pan and hear how it will speak to ideals of individuality, and subsequently dismantles this statement by pointing out that Brooks provides no details, rather a
