M17 Analyze the passage below: Without a doubt, violent TV causes violence in children. For one thing, there is a plet

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M17 Analyze the passage below:
Without a doubt, violent TV causes violence in children. For one
thing, there is a plethora of
anecdotal evidence of the consequences of viewing violent acts on
television. For instance, The
Chicago Tribune reported that in October 1993, little 5 year old
Austin Messner of Dayton, Ohio
was innocently playing with a lighter in his room. By accident, he
set the house on fire and killed
his 2-year-old sister, Jessica Matthews. Austin’s poor mother
blames the MTV cartoon "Beavis
and Butt-head" for promoting burning as fun. Quite simply, exposing
children to TV violence is
the same as putting a gun in a child's hand---both kill. Even more
disturbing than the fact that
violent TV causes violent children, almost a quarter of parents in
a 1999 poll indicated that they
wouldn't use a V-chip to block violent programming. A pollster
asked 4000 parents of two year
olds at a table in front of a Toyz R Us in a Dallas shopping mall
on the afternoon of September
10 the following question: “If you had a V-chip in your home, do
you think you would ever use
it to block shows you don’t want your children to see?" Thus, even
with the means to do so, too
many parents don't care enough about their children to monitor
their children's television
viewing. In light of all of this, the way forward is obvious---the
entertainment industry clearly
should not create and market TV that glorifies violence.
1. The following is the argument's issue question: "Without a
doubt,
does violent TV cause violence?"
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
2. The argument's issue type is descriptive.
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
3. The argument's conclusion is:
"In light of all of this, the way forward is obvious---the
entertainment industry clearly should not create and market TV
that
glorifies violence."
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
4. The argument's reasoning structure has five warrants.
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
5. The following statement from the passage is a warrant in
the
argument---"For instance, The Chicago Tribune reported that in
October
1993, little 5 year old Austin Messner of Dayton, Ohio was
innocently
playing with a lighter in his room."
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
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6. The following statement from the passage is a warrant in
the
argument---"By accident, he set the house on fire and killed his
2-
year-old sister, Jessica Matthews."
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
7. The following statement from the passage is a warrant in
the
argument---"Quite simply, exposing children to TV violence is the
same
as putting a gun in a child's hand---both kill."
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
8. Take the following two statements from the passage:
1.) Austin’s poor mother blames the MTV cartoon "Beavis and
Butt-head" for
promoting burning as fun
2.) In light of all of this, the way forward is obvious---the
entertainment industry
clearly should not create and market TV that glorifies
violence.
Which of the following is an assumption linking these two
statements?

a. TV violence causes violence in children b. MTV is a part of the
entertainment industry c. The MTV cartoon makers of "Beavis and
Butt-head" see a
plethora of anecdotal evidence. d. Austin's mom is a good
mother.
Answer: _____
9. Take the following two statements from the passage:
1.) Austin’s poor mother blames the MTV cartoon "Beavis and
Butt-head" for
promoting burning as fun
2.) In light of all of this, the way forward is obvious---the
entertainment industry
clearly should not create and market TV that glorifies
violence.
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Which of the following is an assumption linking these two
statements?

a. Promoting burning as fun is glorifying violence b. TV violence
causes violence in children c. Marketing TV is glorifying violence
d. The entertainment industry marketed TV to Austin's mother
Answer: _____
10. Take the following statement from the passage: "Even with the
means to do so,
too many parents don't care enough about their children to monitor
their children's
television viewing."
Which of the following is an assumption inside of this
statement?
a. Not monitoring their children's viewing means that parent
do
care about their children b. Not monitoring their children's
viewing means that parents
don't care about their children. c. Not monitoring their children's
viewing means that parents
sometimes care about their children d. Not monitoring their
children's viewing means that parents
never care about their children.
Answer: _____
11. Take the following statement from the passage: "Without a
doubt, violent TV
causes violence in children."
Which of the following is an assumption inside of the
statement?
a. Children who live in doubt watch violent TV which causes
them
to be violent. b. There is a relationship between glorifying
violence and
causing violence. c. Children are not in doubt that violent TV
causes them to be
violent. d. Children are actually watching TV.
Answer: _____
12. Take the following statement from the passage: "Without a
doubt, violent TV causes violence in children."
The following is an assumption inside the statement: TV
violence
affects children in the same way
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a. True b. False
Answer: _____
13. Take the following two statements from the passage:
1.) In light of all of this, the way forward is obvious---the
entertainment industry clearly should not create and market TV
that
glorifies violence. 2.) Austin's poor mother blames the MTV
cartoon
"Beavis and Butt-head" for promoting burning as fun. The following
is
an assumption linking the two statements: The entertainment
industry
marketed violent TV to Austin
a. True b. False
Answer: _____
14. Take the following statement from the passage---"Austin's poor
mother blames
the MTV cartoon "Beavis and Butt-head" for promoting burning as
fun." This
statement contains the following fallacy:
a. red herring b. appeal to authority
c. appeal to emotion d. appeal to popularity
Answer: _____
15. Which of the following fallacies are not contained in the
argument?
a. neglect of a common cause b. wishful thinking c. faulty analogy
d. none of the above are contained in the argument
Answer: _____