Arguments!



= Arguments! =

This page will be stating all of our arguments that help us state our case that reality TV shows glorify and encourage negative behaviors. The arguments include statistics and facts that help support our evidence. We tried not to mention any opinions. We tried to keep all of our arguments fact-based. All of our arguments are meant to persuade you to believe that reality TV shows really do encourage and glorify negative behaviors.


 * =====Evidence ===== || =====Citing ===== || =====Student ===== ||
 * ====“There are more pregnant teens in pop culture than ever before. “ -Dr. Logan Levkoff ==== || ====Cassidy, Bailey. “The Paly Voice” http://palyvoice.com/node/26681. 3/7/11. Web. 08 Nov 2011. ==== || ====Ally ==== ||
 * ====Teens’ use of media has increased over the past decade, and the amount of sexual content in the media has also increased. ==== || ====Suellentrop, Katherine, Jane Brown, and Rebecca Ortiz. "Evaluating the Impact of MTV's 16 and Pregnant on Teen Viewers'..."thenationalcampaign.org. Oct 2010: 1-5. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 31 Oct 2011. ==== || ====Ally ==== ||
 * ====A survey made by the National Campaign asked teens their opinions on media and teen pregnancy and their views about 16 and Pregnant. Statistics from young people 12-19 include: ====
 * six out of every ten teens have watched 16 and Pregnant.


 * 15 % believe that the show encourages teen pregnancy. || ===="Science Says 45." The National Campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2011. . ==== || ====Ally ==== ||
 * ====Some of the shows show underage drinking which makes teens think its okay. ==== || ==== __"The post." The week. The week, 09/25/08. Web. 8 Nov 2011. <http://www.theweek.co.uk/tv/35579/pros-and-cons-reality-tv-shows>.__ <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">]]  ==== || ====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Courtney ==== ||
 * ====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Profanity, sexual references, rudeness, and shocking behaviors are just some of the bad things shown in reality tv shows. ==== || <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Norman, Michael. "Does Reality TV for teens induce bad behavior?." Cleveland.com. N.p., 3/15/2008. Web. 14 Nov 2011. <http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2008/03/does_reality_tv_for_teens_indu.html>. || ====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ==== ||
 * ====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Competition shows like "America's Next Top Model," on which a big part of the entertainment is watching the weekly loser get the boot, are causing ripples of social change by encouraging young women to feel "the thrill of being mean," ====

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">said the author of “Mean Girls Grow Up” - Dellasaga
|| <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Norman, Michael. "Does Reality TV for teens induce bad behavior?." Cleveland.com. N.p., 3/15/2008. Web. 14 Nov 2011. <http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2008/03/does_reality_tv_for_teens_indu.html>. || ====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ==== ||
 * =====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A study showed that 4 year olds have a greater chance of being bullies when they are older if they watch a lot of reality TV shows with their parents or older siblings, that show a lot of violence. ===== || =====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ransohoff, Julia. "Teens and the media." Palo Alto Medical Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011. ===== || =====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ===== ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A study done by RAND corporation shows that teens are twice as likely to have sex or engage in sexual acts if they see similiar sexual acts in the media, such as reality TV. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ransohoff, Julia. "Teens and the media." Palo Alto Medical Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reality TV shows usually make the one who are having sex look like they are the "cool kids." || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ransohoff, Julia. "Teens and the media." Palo Alto Medical Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TV has the second greatest social impact on teenagers. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. "taking control...guidelines for tv and teens." University of Iowa children's hospital. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the average 12-17 year old watches about 23 hours of TV per week, mostly reality. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"taking control...guidelines for tv and teens." University of Iowa children's hospital. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">today's young people spend about 15,000 hours a year watching TV and only 11,000 in school, per year. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"taking control...guidelines for TV and teens." University of Iowa children's hospital. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov 2011. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally ||