Quote, paraphrase, and citation #5

Author's Quote: In the 1970s, the late researcher Professor Werner Halperin suggested that the rapid changes of sounds and images on TV may overwhelm the neurological system of a young child and cause attention problems that show up at a later date. Around the same period, Dr. Mathew Dumont of the Harvard Medical School suggested that the rapid changes of TV sounds and images may stimulate a child to mimic that dynamic behavior. That is, what we call ADHD may simply result from the child subconsciously copying the frenetic pace of TV programs.

Paraphrase: A researcher has suggested that the brisk change of everything on television has engulfed the neurological system of an adolescent child and cause problems with their attention span later in their life. Another researcher from around the same time had a similar idea. He suggested that the quick changes of television’s noises and images may encourage a kid to copy that vibrant behavior. Television can very well be a reason why ADHD in children exists.

Summary: This article explains how ADHD can be one of the affects from watching television. Also, years ago when children did not watch so much television, their manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination was so much better because they were actually active. Now, children are having trouble writing in their classes because they are lacking manual dexterity and researchers believe television is one of those reasons. This can affect children in their future in a very negative way.

Source Analysis: There is some author bias in this article. Like my other articles, it is mostly facts and research. Some of the propaganda techniques used in this article are testimonial, bandwagon, and plain folks. It is testimonial because they mention some-what famous researchers in this article. It is bandwagon and plain folks because this appeals to many children who are normal and average just like everyone else. A text element in this article is that the subtitles are red and the font is black and that means that it is an important issue and it has to be stopped before more kids get ADHD.

LimiTV. "Health Effects of Excessive TVWatching by Children." Limit TV – Improve Childrens Learning and Health. N.p., 2011. Web. 28 Mar. 2011. http://www.limitv.org/health.htm.