For instance, on April 20, 1992, President Bill Clinton was asked by the MTV generation to discuss his underwear, which turned out to be briefs, on a nationwide broadcast (Hart and Triece). Why would a man of such high standards burden himself this way? The answer is simple; in this modern world, things of such importance and immaturity seem to engage the public, which shows what drastic measures a president is willing to go to keep his people interested. Even though President Clinton might have made a fool out of himself on national television, not all the blame should be put on his shoulders. In this present time many of the standards for people have changed, and this includes presidents.
Through manipulating the truth the media are able to create something fictional in order for them to gain something, and most of the time this is to increase ratings. An example from ‘Playing the Ego Card’ of this manipulation is through, the false representation of Brookes Promotional video. The Frontline creators have used the satirical technique Juxtaposition, to provide a false perception to the viewers of the program that Brooke is a very smart, loyal and caring person- when really she is the exact opposite. Through this particular scene the creators have used satirical techniques to construct a humorous, entertaining representation of what really happens behind the scenes of the media. In the episode ‘Playing the Ego Card’, the truth is manipulated on several levels, to create a humorous, entertaining show.
Kendra Lawrence English 102 June 19, 2013 No Justification for Lying to your Nation In all areas of life there are times we accept lies and other times we are disgusted by them. Telling a lie isn't always a bad thing. A lie for self-serving purposes, like gains that were not earned, deserved, lies to keep yourself out of trouble, lies to put others in situations detrimental to them, are unjustified lies. Not telling the truth for unselfish reasons, for the sole purposes of helping, inspiring, giving others hope, preventing harm to others, is called a white lie. According to Wikipedia, “white lies are minor lies which could be considered to be harmless, or even beneficial, in the long term.
We can keep our assumptions to ourselves but unless we consider all aspects of the situation we are not thinking critically. It is also important to recognize when you have made an assumption and attempt to rid yourself of the assumption, keeping it there will only make matters more difficult. • Fallacies are a mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument. Fallacies in written arguments generally come from some type of news source: Biased material that tries people to believe something though it may just be for their gain. Fallacies in oral arguments are similar to written arguments.
It is irrefutable that the action and behavior of celebrities have more good or bad effect on people especially on youth. Celebrities are increasingly becoming role models for the youth as their images and lifestyles are splashed across televisions, movies, magazines, and internet in today’s era of technology. I strongly believe this is largely a negative development. A Number of arguments surround my opinion. To begin with, media is always trying to make these celebrities more and more famous by portraying their images as they are super hero and what they are doing is right.
They often neglect key local and state developments to focus on national news that will attract more people (Murray). Some critics argue that they harm the youth because the youth naively relies on them as a substitute for the news (Murray). Yet this argument lacks merit because a recent CNN study has revealed that The Daily Show viewers “were better versed in 2008 election issues than citizens who frequently turned to traditional mediums, such as newspapers and TV news stations, for the latest in current events
Finally, the Colbert Report imitates life in that the “TV audience” cheering on his pointless comments parallels how our society is often times entertained by complete nonsense. Clearly conservatives think that Colbert actually believes what he says and is not using political satire; however, the liberals have the impression that Colbert uses satire and is not serious about his political views. Again this supports the notion that television is a reflection of real life. In our day and age, people, especially Americans, are so consumed with their everyday lives that they forget that there are tragedies going on in other countries on a daily basis. Most news shows either steer clear of meddling in another country’s affairs, or they talk about important events and tragedies in a
One main point is that without voter identification laws, such as registering in your home state, Americans will try to vote in several states in hopes of increasing their candidates chance of winning the election. This would create in unfair advantage to the candidates at the polls and would not result in an honest election. Another argument is that these laws reduce the chances of Americans voting under fake names or under deceased names. If someone is using another person’s identity or making up a name, it can only be concluded that they do not want their actual identity discovered or known for whatever reason. Not only is it dishonest but it’s also against the law to use a deceased persons information for any reason.
In The passage ‘’The Stranger’’ (referring to the television as a he) the author writes ‘’He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing…’’ This leads kids to engage in sexual activity at a very early age. Parents must make sure they do what they can to keep their children from viewing inappropriate material on the internet and television. The second challenge that parents must overcome is the temptation of drugs and alcohol.
Although Johnson and fellow couch potatoes would truly love to believe that watching TV works wonders on your brain, it is surely a fantasy with no relation to real life Johnsons’ main argument is that TV has gotten more complicated over the years and our brains have to compensate for that. The calls this the Sleeper Curve and defines it: “The most debased forms of mass diversion- video games and violent TV dramas and juvenile sitcoms,- turn out to be nutritional after all” (215). More simply put, that even if TV is really bad, it is still a force for good, improving our brains and not making us dumb. Johnson compares what you gain from TV to what you gain from reading: attention, patience, retention, and parsing narrative threads. The complexity of TV places demands on the same cognitive qualities.