Janae’s Blog

I found this in a file on my Jump Drive when I was cleaning it up, and figured I would post it!

1. Trubey assumes that his audience owns a TV and prefers that entertainment to love entertainment. He also assumes that people don’t recognize the extent that television controls our lives.

1. Trubey is writing the article for TV Turnoff Week, and the reader’s relationship with the subject is characterized by the fact that the information and opinion is being shared at a time when there is a large focus on the subject.

1. The effect of his question allows the reader to reflect and analyze their own personal lives and understand if they really understand the extent that television can control and manipulate a society. I do agree that people are aware of what they are doing whenthey are watching TV because of all the information that is out there explaining the negative effects of television. I agree that there are better forms of entertainment, but I think people don’t put out the effort to indulge in that because there is an addiction to television.

1. By classifying his argument, Trubey is appealing to a wider variety of an audience and balancing his argument because he doesn’t come across as extremely one – sided and not understanding of other possible views on this.

1. Yes, it diminishes his credibility because there is no proof behind his facts. People who would want to check his sources or further the research because they would be unable to, and it’s unlikely that they would use his argument because there is nothing but common – knowledge to support it; and that’s not enough.

1. The lists do strengthen his argument because they put information in a clear format, and that supports his argument. But they would solidify his argument even more if properly cited.

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