1. Are the suggestions of the National Crime Prevention Council and Madeline Levine mutually exclusive? Could parents implement both strategies? Explain.
2. Does Chiori Santiago’s personal and informal writing style strengthen or weaken her arguments, in your opinion? Explain, giving examples from the viewpoint. Would you be willing to live without television for a week or more? Why or why not?
3. What “straw man” argument of the media industry does Joseph Lieberman attempt to refute? What point is he trying to make about the influence of the media in society? Do you agree with his analysis? Why or why not?
4. According to Elizabeth Thoman, what “wrong” question has the media violence debate been focused on? Do you agree or disagree with her view that this question limits the debate on media violence in a counterproductive way? Explain.