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Facts About Fiction Critique

Facts About Fiction Critique

The debate against violence on television has been going on for many years now. Relative to the hundreds of different essays, articles, and news columns written opposing the overwhelming presence of violence on TV, there has been very little written in favor of TV violence. In March of 1994, David Link wrote an article for Reason Magazine entitled “Facts About Fiction”, defending fictional violence on television. David Link is a fiction writer, and feels that it is the context in which the violence is depicted that really works to deliver its message. With any fictional movie, show, or series made for TV, the violence portrayed is part of an entire story that if given careful consideration and reflection, is ultimately adorned as a bad thing. Although adults have the capability to arrive at such a contemplative conclusion, most children lack the cognitive ability to do so. Therefore, David’s argument is a valid one, but does not directl...

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