"Television: The Plug-In Drug" - Discussion

Question 1

SOAPSTONE

Answer 1

• S: Winn, not a fan of TV, older gen.
• O: After years of observing TV’s effect on children
• A: Americans
• P: Argue against TV: TV is most (bad) important
• S: headings, quotes, statistics (logos), old reviews (juxtaposition)
• TONE: critical, authoritative

Question 2

focus: addressing the counterargument

Answer 2

• control the argument in your rhetorical analysis essays
• • by the way you use quotes
• • by the way you use sources, statistics, etc.
• • by the way you address the counterarguments

Question 3

step 1

Answer 3

Winn

Question 4

step 2

Answer 4

strengthens

Question 5

step 3

Answer 5

her argument against TV

Question 6

step 4

Answer 6

by providing her readers with a variety of negative facts, statistical data, and quotes

Question 7

note

Answer 7

• develops
• “families frequently use television to avoid confronting their problems”
• the author’s polysyndeton conveys that television leads to poor quality of life