Are Teenagers Getting Dumber?
A vertical data explainer turns a provocative question into chart-led evidence, human context and a qualified conclusion.
By @TheEconomist for The EconomistRuns 02:24
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Why it works
The question is spoken and shown at 0:00, then a matched face cut at 0:00.76 keeps it active before the charts answer it. Readable evidence cards punctuate rapid school footage, and the paired-score chart at 0:31.7–0:33.1 is the strongest replay peak. A constructive pivot at 1:26 and a qualified ending at 2:04 keep the 144-second argument from becoming a one-note decline story.
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