The Good The Bad And The Daily Show Analysis
Professor and philosopher, Jason Zinser, in “The Good, the Bad and The Daily Show” addresses the topic of “fake” news, and tries to decide if shows such as The Daily Show are good resources for people to use. Are these shows a suitable replacement for "real" news? In the article he states that “fake” news shows have their “virtues and vices”. At the end of the article Zinser believes that as a whole the shows help more than impede the public's knowledge of the news. Zinser uses ethical appeal, logical appeal, and emotional appeal to help get his point across to the readers.
The use of ethical appeal in "The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show" was almost primarily used on the first couple of pages. The author of the article, Jason Zinser, received …show more content…
While talking about the “Virtues” of “fake” news, Zinser states, “If viewers simply parrot what they happen to hear on The Daily Show, How can they be expected to make informed decisions about public policy? As the saying goes, 'a little knowledge can be dangerous'. (Graff 371)” This statement is completely true; if the public is not correctly informed or only has a fraction of the information, then they cannot make informed decisions. He goes on to say that more than the “fake” news The Daily Show airs during an episode is needed to make accurately informed decisions. In this instance, Zinser’s statement is purely logical. In order to make an informed and accurate decision, the person has to have complete and accurate details not just snippets that they hear at random. Another statement Zinser makes is “ “Fake” news typically doesn’t gather the news, but rather comments on stories first reported by traditional news” (Graff 373). Most people would agree with this statement. The Daily Show does not send staff to follow congressmen, the President, or other political officials. The information they use in their show has already been made known by a traditional media outlet. The show simply just takes that information and makes it fun for their …show more content…
As a whole Zinser used logical appeal the most out of the three, and emotional appeal the least. The article was more of a logical argument instead of an emotional one. Using the emotional appeal more than logical appeal in this type of article would have caused the author’s Ethical appeal to come into question. Zinser appeared to believe that even though the news in shows such as The Daily Show may not have all of the information, they do help the public learn about current events. At the end of the article Zinser wrote,
"The Daily Show actually teaches to the top of the class, imparting a higher form of information to those 'in the know.' Many of the jokes and skits on The Daily Show rely on sophisticated forms of humor and a sophisticated understanding of world events … Perhaps The Daily Show teaches to the top of the class while providing entertainment for the rest" (Graff 377).
This sentence sums up what Zinser says in the article while using logical
The use of ethical appeal in "The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show" was almost primarily used on the first couple of pages. The author of the article, Jason Zinser, received …show more content…
While talking about the “Virtues” of “fake” news, Zinser states, “If viewers simply parrot what they happen to hear on The Daily Show, How can they be expected to make informed decisions about public policy? As the saying goes, 'a little knowledge can be dangerous'. (Graff 371)” This statement is completely true; if the public is not correctly informed or only has a fraction of the information, then they cannot make informed decisions. He goes on to say that more than the “fake” news The Daily Show airs during an episode is needed to make accurately informed decisions. In this instance, Zinser’s statement is purely logical. In order to make an informed and accurate decision, the person has to have complete and accurate details not just snippets that they hear at random. Another statement Zinser makes is “ “Fake” news typically doesn’t gather the news, but rather comments on stories first reported by traditional news” (Graff 373). Most people would agree with this statement. The Daily Show does not send staff to follow congressmen, the President, or other political officials. The information they use in their show has already been made known by a traditional media outlet. The show simply just takes that information and makes it fun for their …show more content…
As a whole Zinser used logical appeal the most out of the three, and emotional appeal the least. The article was more of a logical argument instead of an emotional one. Using the emotional appeal more than logical appeal in this type of article would have caused the author’s Ethical appeal to come into question. Zinser appeared to believe that even though the news in shows such as The Daily Show may not have all of the information, they do help the public learn about current events. At the end of the article Zinser wrote,
"The Daily Show actually teaches to the top of the class, imparting a higher form of information to those 'in the know.' Many of the jokes and skits on The Daily Show rely on sophisticated forms of humor and a sophisticated understanding of world events … Perhaps The Daily Show teaches to the top of the class while providing entertainment for the rest" (Graff 377).
This sentence sums up what Zinser says in the article while using logical