Argument: Televison Vs. Books

Assertion/Claim (topic sentence):
Television is better than books.


Evidence (concrete detail):

• TV can show live stories/footage.
• TV is the most recent/updated way of getting knowledge about any topic.
• Get more details.
• Remember more by seeing...People learn more by seeing exactly what's going on instead of being forced for their brain to make an estimation.
• Commentary 1: I personally learn more when I see exactly what is going on, as far as documentaries, and other shows in which you might retain information from.
• Commentary 2: Being able to see and hear things already created on the television instead of creating everything as when one is reading causes the viewer's subconsciousness catch a lot of information. This allows the viewer to remember what they saw easier and for a longer period than when reading.
• Get more visual representation... When watching television, one can see what is going on, eliminating the struggle of creating a picture in his or her head.
• Commentary 1: Data given in a book can be hard to understand, but when data is given on the television, it can be represented in reenactments, charts, tables, songs, voices, live footage, and so on.
• Commentary 2: TV can show visually live events and books cannot give the most recent, updated visual representations on current events.

Opposing Claims:

• Americans today tend to believe that books are better and builds the mind while television is bad and destroys the mind.

My Rebuttal:

• However, I contend that people only think this because that is what they have been told for a long time and instead of thinking about it themselves and forming their own opinion, they just go with what they are told.

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Television is better than books in modern society. People remember more from visual/audio representation. When reading, you must create the picture yourself, enabling the possibility of leaving out important details. By watching television, you see every single detail that is needed for the message to be conveyed, given that the makers of the television show, movie, or documentary provide the details as they should and as they do in most cases. By having all of this information streamed into one's brain, the viewer would learn/understand better than if he or she was reading a book. This is because the brain stores this information consciously it is also in your subconscious, so you may know it without know you that you do. Another advantage of television over books is when watching television, one can see what is going on, eliminating the struggle of creating a picture in his or her head which may be outdated as well. Books can provide information, but the lack of visual representation causes a struggle in understanding. On top of this, the information in the books cannot live up to how television can provide information live from a primary source as up to date as possible. Americans today tend to believe that books are better and builds the mind while television is bad and destroys the mind, however, I contend that people only think this because that is what they have been told for a long time and instead of thinking about it themselves and forming their own opinion, they just go with what they are told. Many people believe in both sides of the case, but after considering the facts, people will lean more towards television as a source of entertainment and information rather than outdated books.

My Thinking:

This paragraph is based upon my inductive reasoning because the information presented is derived from personal opinion and thoughts.