Question

Agree or disagree with the following statements.

a. Television allows us to follow the latest developments in science
and politics.
b. A good book both stimulates and frees the mind.
c. You’re more in control of things when you read a book than when
you see something on TV.
d. TV is a major source of information.
e. Watching TV discourages critical thinking.

Answer 1

a. While the given statement is true, I disagree with it because there are also other ways someone could inform themselves, such as the Internet, radio, news paper.
b. I agree with this statement because books are like food for our thoughts in which we read what someone else said about a certain topic and all we have left to do is think about it and form our own opinion based on what we read.
c. I disagree. Control is an abstract term that no one can have all their time, no matter how they chose to spend their free time.
d. I disagree. Lately, more and more people chose to inform themselves on the internet because it's easier to use, no matter their location.
e. I agree with this because, as I mentioned before, books are food for our thoughts, encouraging us to think for ourselves after we are done reading, while watching TV serves us our information directly.