When I was a child, I was often told of things that I was unaware of, or had no reason to discount. The earth is round; the dinosaurs died millions of years ago; global warming is caused by cows farting. A variety of things were bestowed upon me in a manner that make it hard to discredit any discernible fact from truth, and from these, which I should credit, and which were merely speculation.
When you are young, these things sound great. The age of wisdom is that which you are unfamiliar with, and because you are young, it is there responsibility to give their knowledge to you at any means necessary. Today however, especially in the media and politics, we are it is different by a landslide. We're led to believe in facts over opinions, and undisputed truths. Today's media has made it easier for any generation before us to access information at literally the click of a button.
Age may have helped those before us establish those intrinsic proofs they needed to verify something, but our extrinsic reality allows us to default something as they're saying it. There is a form of artistry to crafting an argument that allows the reader to not only know, but understand without a reason of a doubt that you're genuine.
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The amount of information that is shared is overwhelming and ridiculous. Television blares information twenty-four hours a day, and seven days a week; it is non-stop. Your right, sifting through the crud is impossible! What do we do? I seriously thought about turning off my TV during the week, and only watching it during the weekend.
ReplyDeleteCorrespondingly, one should worry about all the false information they receive as a viewer of television. There are rules and regulations to mass media, but the problem persists.
All things considered, aren't you glad to be an English student? Like your said, "There is a form of artistry to crafting an argument that allows the reader to not only know, but understand without a reason of a doubt that you're genuine. "
The skills we learn will allow us to use rhetoric for good, not evil! It is exciting that we are distinguishing our selves and perusing individualism by studying English
It is hard to decipher who or what is trustworthy anymore because it seems like everything is contradictory. You make a good point by pinpointing the media.
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