At the end of debate, take time for a short focus on common mistakes. To Be Regulated You are going to debate whether the government should take regulatory steps to control the amount of violence in the media. Use the clues and ideas below to help you create an argument for your appointed point of view with your team members. Below you will find phrases and language helpful in expressing opinions, offering explanations and disagreeing. Yes, The Government Needs to Regulate the Media Violence begets violence.
Children copy the violence seen on TV and in films.
It is the responsibility of the government to take corrective measures when a situation becomes dangerous. It seems like there are only violent TV shows anymore. Media glorifies violence and sends the wrong message. By giving so much importance to violence, the media encourages crazy people to be violent in order to get a lot of attention. Media is cynical and only worried about making money.