English 1A

Dr. Eigenauer

Homework

“Don’t Blame Violence on the Tube” by William F. Buckley.

 

  1. What does the phrase “the particularization of violence,” mean?
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  2. Explain the author’s logic in paragraph 8, p. 260.
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  3. What counterexamples does the author give to negate the logic in paragraph 8?
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  4. What main reason does the author offer for not accepting the connection
    between violent crime and television violence?
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  5. What weaknesses do you find in the author’s argument?
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  6. “What do you think of Buckley’s observation that people were violent long
    before television was invented? Does that fact necessarily mean that
    television does not cause violence?”
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