PAC Final Exam (Cedarville Uni - Lyons) correct ans
T/F: Postman argues that TV is not just an influence on our culture, but in some ways IS our culture. - ansTrue T/F: Postman argues the Lincoln-Douglas debates were unsophisticated compared to modern political rhetoric. - ansFalse T/F: Postman believes the "Peek-a-Boo" culture really began with the inventions of the photograph and the telegraph. - ansTrue T/F: Postman believes the contemporary American culture is more like what Orwell described in 1984. - ansFalse T/F: Postman believes the dominant mode of communication (oral, written, or visual) has a dramatic influence on how the culture perceives truth and authority. - ansTrue T/F: Cultures based on the written word tend to value argument and reason, while cultures built around visual communication value, appearance, and emotion. - ansTrue T/F: The transition to a visual culture went in this order: books/text -- photograph -- radio -- TV/image. - ansFalse T/F: Postman believes television favors action and movement, so it struggles to portray thinking. - ansTrue T/F: Postman sees TV news as the one part of television that has largely remained factual and informative. - ansFalse
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