‘Watching television limits the imagination whereas listening to the radio expands it.’

Watching television limits the imagination

Possible points for the claim that watching television limits the imagination

Television can be a passive activity
• Someone else’s a visual interpretation
• Manipulates thoughts
• No time to be silent/contemplative
• Can widen horizons/stimulate imagination when TV is off
• Imagination is dependent on the individual anyway
• Listening to the radio creates an imaginative response, similar to reading
• Radio can just be factual (local news/information)
• Radio can be more personal/intimate
• Requires more concentration
• Mostly just used for music