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In order to support her claim, Hymowitz creates a loophole that would trigger a nostalgic memory for the reader therefore formulating it to relate to her given point. She then goes by stating, “The last rites for her childhood came when, embarrassed at reminders of her foolish past, she pulled a sheet over her years-in-the-making American Girl doll collection, now dead to the world” (Hymowitz 190). The language of which she explained and made her point through the given loophole for the reader thus formulated the passage and her introductory paragraphs to relate to her given point. To add, introducing her article with a backstory and providing flashbacks captivated the idea surrounding the epidemic of “tweens” and the declining age gap between

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