1. I'm going to discuss the second set of questions. it's about who reality TV's audience is and what they're trying to convince them of. i will also address the question of whether or not there is an overall message being delivered by reality TV. My roommate is playing guitar and it's pretty annoying but, oh well, i have to live with it. i mean, it's his room too so he can play really annoying music and i can write really annoying blogs. so it's all fair. hey look, "Matt" just walked into my room because he heard the guitar. and now "Matt" is playing the guitar.
2. Two assumptions are presented as facts and that is that arguments are presented to a specific audience and reality TV is trying to convince its audience of something. I believe that reality TV's specific audience is people who are settled into their repetitive lives and lack variety in their life. Reality TV presents almost fantasy, or dreamlike, opportunities to normal people who display characteristics of human nature that most people posses. By placing these characters into these situations its kind of like a dream for the viewer where someone just like them is being put into an extraordinary situation that the audience probably won't get to experience but they can pretend it is them. Therefor I think that reality TV's audience is people living in monotonous lives who wish to escape for a little bit.
With this dreamlike scenario, reality TV is trying to convince its audience that its characters are normal and it could just as well happen to the audience. by displaying, most likely through tricky editing, various personality traits of characters in the show, reality TV is able to portray normal Joes that the audience can relate to. This provides a connection between show and audience and often the audience gains an emotional attachment to the show because of their relation to it. I believe this is a general tactic of reality TV because it's an effective way to gain an audience and support for the show. whether its celebrity and important people or bums off the street, their basic human trains are emphasized so the audience can relate to them and develop a connection.Overall, reality TV is trying to convince its audience that its characters are just like them.
