The Jeremy Kyle Show is unethical

"However, I felt that ironically that his opening point was on the bias of Jeremy Kyle yet the entirety of his debate was very biased indeed. " The first point I'd like to address is that, when discussing whether the show itself is biased you responded by accusing me of being biased. This is completely irrelevant, we're having a debate what do you expect except bias? For me to argue your side as well? "The reason I feel no shame in saying that Jeremy Kyle publicly displays bias towards a certain way of life is that his job on the show isn't just to present, but to advise. " Exactly, this only supports the point which I shall make. Kyle plays a mediator in individuals lives, a sort of therapist role, if he was simply a presenter I would completely understand why his political views should be aired but he intends to "help people" and strip them bare. I think the idea that once he does this he would cram his Tory agenda down their throats is extremely unethical and irrelevant to the job he tries to do. Wikipedia describes Kyle's job as "Kyle discusses the problem with the guests and mediates with all the involved parties, trying to help them reach a solution; he regularly offers backstage and after-show support and counselling. " Here we can see the roles Kyle plays; as a mediator as well as someone who offers "Support and counselling. " Now, if he sees himself as therapist-like which, given his vast ego he likely does, then could you imagine anything much more unethical for a therapist to privately do with a client than force his political views on him. Granted, Kyle is not a therapist but he certainly does fill that role and he does it in front of millions. Moulding their minds politically becomes much easier with this superior therapist-like position he holds over people. Therefore it is an unethical thing to do to an unprepared audience, on an irrelevant show when he holds such a sway over people. "USA both of which have many different versions of the program including the almost mirrored program Dr. Phil as well as the more abstract parallel program, the Oprah show, are all displayed and considered very ethical indeed. "This is irrelevant, if you'd like to debate these programmes then we can do so but they are not the Jeremy Kyle Show and I would apply the same ethical standard to them if they promulgated their political views in the same fashion Kyle does. "in the nations of UK and USA. which are the prominent nations where this show is broadcasted, this is neither unethical nor illegal for it is both socially acceptable to express strong political views in a non-violent manner and professionally acceptable in an advising program" The legality of the issue is completely irrelevant, something can be unethical yet legal. For example Kyle could sleep with one of his guests, many people would consider it unethical but it certainly would be legal, there's a reason I chose the term 'unethical' over any definitions of legality. You state that it is professionally and socially acceptable for someone to express strong political views on an advising programme, I would agree that it is the way Kyle does it because he often does so very implicitly, even subliminally (I mean this in the sense that it simply goes beneath peoples ethical radar). Picture this, if a girl who'd been beaten by her husband was sobbing and Kyle was comforting her and telling her everything was going to be alright. .. Then suddenly he begins to question her on her political views in this less than perfect state and tells her that if she votes Tory things in this country will change for the better. It is obvious that at this moment he would have a lot of power over her as he is playing the therapist role and it would therefore be extremely unethical of him to crowbar in his political preferences at such a moment, I doubt many people would quibble over the clear unethical nature of such a scenario. Although I have conjured this scenario up, I think the only reason it is not believable is because Kyle wouldn't do it so obviously. Often people cry and he plays the therapist role but he sneaks his Tory agenda in clandestinely with odd comments about "this government" or the occasional sentence to the camera. "this the debate is regarding 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' and we are to discuss whether the named show is unethical, not whether its presenter is ethical in his life outside of the show. "First of all, this show is eponymous for a reason, it consists completely and only of Jeremy Kyle. It is his show which stars him and he is in view of the camera pretty much at every moment, the show and himself are hardly separable. What I hope you mean is "What Jeremy is like ethically on stage is separate to what he's like personally. " In almost every case I would completely agree with you on this but in this example I completely disagree and I will explain why. Kyle spends the entire show and indeed, his entire professional career, judging others on what they have done outside of the show. That is what the individuals come in to discuss, the show is only a way of digesting and concluding upon the guests actions outside of it. Therefore it is highly hypocritical of Kyle to have committed these vile deeds in the very same manner his guests do, outside of the show. Therefore he should be held to the same standards he holds his guests personal lives to, so for that reason the issue is not "absolutely irrelevant" and the point stands. "what is this to do with the ethics of the show itself? The polygraph results are never used for legal prosecution of either guest and the polygraph results are only ever used to filter out what could be lies form the interview answers that are so often repeated in the show from the interrogation so as to point out when the person contradicts themselves. "This rather feeble attempt at a rebuttal simply ignores the reasons I gave for why the faulty polygraph is unethical and plays down the impact a wrong result will have. I will state my points again. .. Kyle holds peoples marriages, relationships and families in the balance, many people would see these things as the threads which holds their lives together. A faulty polygraph could and certainly would, convict an innocent individual in the eyes of those he loves most and this would often cause the break ups of these essential relationships. I would also like to say in reference to my cons final point on this subject that reinforcing wrongful accusations which may ruin families certainly does not conform to approved standards of social behaviour. "Tabloid talk shows are definitely both socially and professionally open to extreme bias and public mockery of any person on the talk show, even Top Gear is listed under this although it's predominant listing would be as an automobile show. " You concede why this is a poor comparison yourself! Top Gear is not a show in which the presenter advises guests on their personal lives in a therapeutic sense, it is a show about cars, simple as that. Therefore I believe that all of my cons points have been errr re-rebutted? Is that right? Well, anyway my original points all stand as before.