ANALYZING ARGUMENTS
PARAGRAPH CLAIMS
1. “Television is going o bring American
families closer together,”
2. A. The first televisions were
enormously expensive
B. By 1975, however, 60% of American
families owned two televisions or more;
some middle class families had as
many as five television sets under one
roof. Such multi-set families may keep
family members in the same house,
but that hardly brings them “together.”
3. Perhaps more important than the lack
of family outings is the destruction of
family time together at home.
4. Domination is the key word. Families in
American today schedule their lives
around the television.
5. “The quality of life is diminished as
family ties grow weaker, as children’s
lives grow more and more separate
from their parents, as the opportunities
for living and sharing within a family
are eliminated.
REASONS REFUTATIONS
Pictures which advertised television in the psychologist Joel Gold
1950s invariably showed a happy family
gathered together in the living room,
sharing the TV viewing experience
A. so most families owned only one.
B. “I’ll miss my program,”
And especially damaging to family
relationships is the elimination of the
opportunities for talking, chatting, arguing,
discussing. Without such communication,
family life disintegrates.
Ultimately, life-styles revolve around a
regular schedule of eating, sleeping, and
watching television.
Indeed, if the family does not accumulate social scientist Mary Helen Thuente
shared experiences, it is not likely to
survive. Consequently, if parents and
children alike do not change their
priorities, television will continue to exert
its influence on American family life as
baby-sitter, pacifier, teacher, role model,
and supplier of mores and morals, thus
supplanting the place of the family in
society.
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PARAGRAPH FACT EXAMPLE ANALOGY AUTHORITY CAUSAL SHARED SHARED VALUES

RELATIONSHIP BELIEFS
1. Pictures which
advertised
television in the
1950s
invariably
showed a
happy family
gathered
together in the
living room,
sharing the TV
viewing
experience
2. By 1975, Such multi-set
however, 60% families may
of American keep family
families owned members in the
two televisions same house,
or more; some but that hardly
middle class brings them
families had as “together.”
many as five
television sets
under one
roof.
3. Perhaps more And especially
important than damaging to
the lack of family
family outings relationships is
is the the elimination
destruction of of the
 family time opportunities
together at for talking,
home. chatting,
arguing,
discussing.
Without such
communication
, family life
disintegrates.

4. Mother shops r “No TV for

between her you. You didn’t
special do your
programs. The homework.”
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nearly empty styles revolve
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Sunday; regular
football on TV schedule of
takes eating,
precedence sleeping, and
watching
television.
5. television will
continue to
exert its
influence on
American
family life as
baby-sitter,
pacifier,
teacher, role
model, and
supplier of
mores and
 morals, thus
supplanting the
place of the
family in
society.

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