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Salma Ayman Al-Sayyad SID: 900 04 1112 ECLT 102 - 30 Assignment #1, Draft # 2 TV babies In response to a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics that stated that children under two should not be exposed to any television, the writers of two articles use completely opposite arguments to convince parents that they should or should not expose their toddlers to television. In "TV Can be a good Parent", Ariel Gore tries to persuade the readers by appealing to their emotions in a passionate way. She emphasizes her tough living situations and claims that AAP statement is "over the top" (Gore). On the other hand, in "Trouble with Teletubies", Susan E. Linn and Alvin F. Poussaint, to be persuasive, appeal to the reader's reason, relying on solid evidence and facts. Their arguments are much stronger because they are more logical and thus more appealing to the parents, convincing them...

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