Mishraka. (2007, August 18). TV Addiction [Web log post]. Retrieved from
This blog is mainly about the personal experience of addiction. Stated are a few of the symptoms and emotions she feels while watching and not watching TV. Majority of the emotions are negative. Thus the author concludes that he is against this dependency on TV. The text is persuasive in the sense that they write in a way that moves the reader to feel it is a negative dependency. The text exudes this emotion through phrases such as, “[My addiction]… has caused me a great deal of mental, physical and psychological agony.” The word “agony” proves to the reader that the victim is admitting to distress, and misery. The only evidence given is that of their own experiences. Even then this evidence is not factual because it is an opinion. In this context the author is bias towards this addiction. Most likely because they have experienced it first-hand. The text is captivating because it’s logical to assume everyone in this century has a TV. However it holds that interest in forcing the reader to question their own situation, and whether or not they too are dependent on this media device.
Turk, James F. (2004, May 10). The Television Addiction. The Real Truth. Retrieved from
This web article gives plenty of information on this addiction. A few of the subtopics are, “The Plug-In Drug”, “Effects on Kids”, and “The Babysitter”. All of these subtopics complement the argument of being addicted to television. In a more statistical point of view, it also gives multiple percentages to support the argument. This article does argue the negative cases of the debate. It has a lot of statistics to help visualize how many families have come in contact with this addiction. It also shows that people of all ages are subject to this addiction.
Turk, James F. (2004, July 10). The Television Addiction. The Real Truth. Retrieved from
This web article is a continuation of the previous article, “The Television Addiction. He further discusses the addiction with addition to his statistics and argument. Although he continues to discuss the negative aspects of the case. He goes over subjects such as “Foul Language”, and effects of “Reality TV”. He also discusses how these shows might affect the lives of people later on. The author explores the possibility of how people act in shows might influence how younger kids act as they grow.
Herr, N. (2007). Television & Health. California State University, Northridge. Retrieved October 6, 2010
This site lists the information discovered. It is very straight forward and presented bluntly. This list includes: Family life, Children, Violence, Commercialism, and General. All of these lists give reasons to why this addiction is bad. It also suggests ways of getting rid of the addiction. Although limited the site is helpful. It also does have text about “The Influence of Television”, to back up the lists presented. The text is very subtle in suggesting how negative this addiction is. However, it does make the point known that is a negative habit to have.
