123 School Work

Violence in the Media

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  We Must Reduce the Impact of Violence in the Media on our Children
  
  General Purpose:     To persuade
  Specific Purpose:     To persuade my listeners to limit exposure to media violence in order to reduce the risks of aggressive behavior.
  Thesis:     Parents must limit the amount of exposure of media violence that their children watch to reduce the risks of aggressive behavior in their children.
  Introduction:
  I.     Definition of Violence
  a.     The National Cable Television Association defines television violence as "any overt depiction of the use of physical force--or credible threat of physical force--intended to physically harm an animate being or group of beings.
  b.     Violence also includes certain depictions of physically harmful consequences against an animate being or group that occur as a result of unseen violent means"
  
  II.     Just how much exposure is too much?
  a.     The average use of media is 6 hours and 32 minutes...