The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
What do you all think? Do you agree? Make me an argument that supports this. Then make me another that refutes it. You've got 60 seconds...GO!
20 November 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
4 comments:
I disagree slightly with Jefferson. In his time, the newspaper was the only way to find out what was happening in other parts of the country. Today, we have the radio, TV, magazines, and other sources. I think newspapers are the least biased of the sources because many newspapers use the same AP articles. Most of the headlines are unbiased because the editorial and opinion sections are left for people to express their feelings over the news. But then again, newspapers are in it for the money, so they might print something that the majority of their audience wants to hear in order to become more popular and get more money.
knowledge is knowledge no matter how biased it is. i think that you become educated simply through reading. now the education you receive my be false or illogical but nevertheless, you are consuming literature.
Support - Yes, someone that has much read all kinds of books and is educated in general I think has a much better chance of deciding for himself what he believes instead of reading about the issue from a biased source, such as, a newspaper.
Refute - No, this is not the case. reading in general about random topics would not educate you for a specific topic. Newspapers hone in on that topic and give you the story from the inside out. Even if the paper is a little biased, it's better to get information about the topic specifically.
Support:
I think that Jefferson has a point. The man who reads nothing but newspapers always gets biased news. He who thinks for himself and reads nothing is at least unaffected by mainstream media. I think Jefferson here makes the point that it's better to not know something than the THINK that you know something.
Refute:
Even though a good portion of the news has some sort of bias, it is important that people keep up by reading the newspaper. No man is an island. He who refuses to read the news is just being stubborn.
Post a Comment