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Jo Claytor’s article, “A Global Village Full of Idiots,” shows us that people should manage their time watching TV. Nowadays people spend more and more time on television, so they spend less time with their family members. Their schedule controlled by TV schedule. The house without television would have more activities and interaction. In this essay, we will use abc analysis, has Jo/An Claytor succeeded in arguing that “a house with resident TV runs a very good chance of becoming a member of a global village of idiots." According to one position, the author succeeded in arguing the above argument because People in a house with a resident TV may have less chance to communicate with family members and watching TV enslaves life activities. According to another, he/she was not succeeded in arguing his/her argument because People have ability to control their life and they can choose whether to be a “couch potato” or not. The following will conduct an ABC analysis of Jo/An Clytor’s article, “a global village full of idiots”. It will argue that could TV cause viewer to be “idiots” Claytor’s first argument about TV watching can be mapped as follows: P1. Anyone who has tried to restrict viewing will testify to the power of the flickering images to entice. P2. Therefore, once this offensive instrument has been rooted out, the entire life pattern of the family changes. P3. The windows of our minds are opened. P4. We begin to view the world with our original video equipment. C. In homes with televisions, life is stinted and limited. P5. All seating is directed to accommodate an undisturbed view into the eye of the beast. P6. Each member of the family is seated to do appropriate homage to the TV’s presence. P7. The pace of the household is regulated to the rhythms of the chosen viewing schedule. P8. Eating, talking and even going to the bathroom fit around the dictates of the TV schedule. This argument commits a fallacy

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