Essay About Viewers Ablity And Lot Of Good Writers

I will be writing a counterargument to two of Marie Winns assertions in her
essay titled, “Television and Reading.” The first assertion that Winn points out is that,
“acquired through years and years of television viewing, has influenced adversely
viewers ablity to concetrate, to read, to write clearly-in short, to demonstrate any of the
verbal skills a literate society requires” (49). I dont think this is true at all. There are a
lot of good writers out there that grew up watching tv. Most preschoolers and toddlers
now and days, whose parents cant afford school, learn how to have a conversation from
tv programs and the basic essential they will need to know by the time they get old
enough to attend school, so this gives them the verbal skills in order to talk right and to
know how to pronouce certain words. Some kids cant sit still long enough to have a
book read to them so the programs on tv introduce them to characters or people they
wouldnt meet other wise opening up their imaginations.
The second assertion pointed out by Winn is that, “If someone enters the room
while were watching television-a friend, a