Day28 As violence in movies increases，so do crime rates in our cities

The following appeared in a newspaper editorial：

“As violence in movies increases，so do crime rates in our cities.To combat this problem we must establish a board to censor certain movies，or we must limit admission to persons over 21 years of age.Apparently our legislators are not concerned about this issue since a bill calling for such actions recently failed to receive a majority vote.”

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument.In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument.For example，you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion.You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument，what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound，and what，if anything，would help you better evaluate its conclusion.

文勇五问：

（1）本题中，事实是什么？结论是什么？“As violence in movies increases，so do crime rates in our cities.”和“since a bill calling for such actions recently failed to receive a majority vote.”是事实，“To combat this problem we must establish a board to censor certain movies，or we must limit admission to persons over 21 years of age.”是结论，值得反驳吗？

（2）犯罪率上升一定是因为电影中暴力镜头增多吗？是否有其他的可能性？你能够罗列一到两个其他可能的原因吗？例如：贫富差距过大，地方当局管理不力。

即便犯罪率上升是因为暴力影像增多，只能够通过文中这两种方法解决吗？你能够想出第三种解决方法吗（未必是更好的方法，但是至少证明以上的两种方法实际上并不唯一）？例如：有关当局加大打击暴力犯罪的力度。

（3）在没有更多的信息让我们了解增多的犯罪行为是由哪个年龄段的人所为之前，我们简单地限制21岁以下的人观看电影就能起到作用吗？

（4）限制21岁以下的人观影就能保证21岁以下的人群一定不会看到暴力电影了吗？除了去电影院还有没有其他可能的观影方式？你能罗列一到两个其他渠道吗？例如：（付费）频道，DVD。

（5）一项议案没有通过的原因有哪些？文中所提到的没被通过的议案，是否可能是因为其中一些细节性内容不够妥当或可行，还需再议而导致的？如果是这样的话，还能将议案没有通过简单地认定为是大部分人不关注该问题吗？

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