My First Mistake

So! here goes nothing...my first blog. First of all, i apologize for the fact that i rarely use capital letters. It bothers even me sometimes.

1. I like the general direction of this article. I think that it is an article based in reality, and I also think that it has a very strong ending. However, it strikes me that TV is such a staple to the American way that it will stay around for a long, long time. Progress is being continually made, but some things have more staying power than others, and I think TV is one of those things.

2. The arguments in this article are strong and varied. I find it slightly ironic, though, that the article is attacking the variety in media with a wide variety of arguments. Either way, the arguments are strong. With the exception of one or two generalizations, and one case of attacking the source, rather than the argument (Paragraph 2), the arguments are well laid out, easy to follow, and they are not fallacies. I take fault with the author, however, for not citing or documenting much of what he argues. The material is easy enough to look up, but citing one's work is crucial to laying a strong foundation for an argument.
Without a doubt, the strongest argument in the essay lies in the 15th paragraph, the study by Robert Putnam. It is well documented and really drives home the point of the article. In fact, much of the article could be cut back thanks to this paragraph.

What I'm saying is "Well done, Michael Hedges."