The Argument Against Tv Analysis

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In Corbett Trubey´ essay ¨The Argument Against TV¨, found in the Lotus, creates a real argument on the the effects of Television on our lives.Trubey uses his experiences and segments facts from the US Constitution to support his argument. WIth this he efficiently argue the ¨hold (TV) has on our lives¨(pgh. 1) is much greater than we believe.
Immediately after his claim, which is in the first paragraph, Trubey presents a question creating the readers’ to think upon this topic. This is supporting his claim that television, the ¨omnipresent box¨, is an item that is overused. This question leads into the next paragraph where he tells about how the box was once for the wealthy but became an item in the homes of nearly all Americans. In this paragraph
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This allows the reader to see the screen outside of the TV. He says how beautiful the world is and then encourages the reader to “get off you butt and do it(see the world)”(pgh. 10).This is encouraging to the reader to take action and encourages his claim by showing that it must occur.
Finally to finish his argument, Trubey gives a list of facts that are about television viewing and then provides a list about resources on television viewing. This is a great way to end because it gives the reader 5 extra areas to seek help on TV viewing. It also shows how many people are watching and tells facts about what they are watching which influence his other points.
Overall, Trubey presents a welcoming argument with reasons on how to get outside of the television box. Throughout his argument he uses an encouraging tone to get the reader to take action to his argument. He provides a wide range of facts even addressing the Constitution, all to support his argument and also provides areas to seek for help and more information. For the couch potatoes of the world, Truby's argument would be a motivational and convincing argument for them to