Crossfire

So using “The Method” I was able to come upon a couple different points but the main observation I made was the binary opposition helping/hurting. In Crossfire two different people come on the show with opposite viewpoints of an issue. Instead of two people coming on the show it was just John Stewart. From the beginning of the show you could tell that it was clearly these two oppositions going against Stewart. The main binary opposition I want to focus on is the words “helping/hurting”. Stewart describes the media as hurting America because they are always putting opposing views on one another and trying to make and issue with completely opposite viewpoints, which is a binary opposition. This relates to my focus and notice notes because all three of my points are how each one of them is attacking and trying to stir the debate. Stewart says this is exactly what’s wrong with the show and how by doing this it is actually helping politicians lie and tell the people what they want to here. My next point I found through the notice and focus is how its interesting from the beginning of the show each side decides to immediately take different stances and attack one another. Stewart uses his comedy to defend himself while the other politicians try to use facts about Stewarts past interviews to defend their side. But relating it all back to “So What” I think the reason the show clip got so many views is how controversial it is. The fact that these three adults are insulting one another right to their faces is something we are not used to which garners our interest. We normally wouldn’t ever see adults taking opposing views and straight up attacking each other in a normal conversation but that is why we watch. By watching this it hurts America because the media shows exact opposites instead of working towards coming together.