QUESTION TEXT: Maurice's attempted refutation of Jane's argument is…
QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning
CONCLUSION: Maurice thinks that TV and movie violence doesn’t cause violence.
REASONING: Teens have been violent for a long time.
ANALYSIS: Maurice misunderstands Jane. She isn’t saying there was no violence before TV. She’s saying that TV increased violence.
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- Maurice never says whether censorship would be popular.
- Maurice didn’t talk about what was morally permissible.
- CORRECT. TV violence could increase modern violence, even if teenagers always were somewhat violence. It’s just like junk food can make us fat, even though people got fat before junk food.
- Actually, it’s pretty easy to check if teenagers were ever violent before TV. We can look at historical documents about wars, or read old novels.
- Violence is clear: an aggressive and physically dangerous act committed against another.
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