The video camera provides such an accurate and convincing record of contemporary life that it has become a more important form of documentation than written records. - GRE Issue 4

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The video camera provides such an accurate and convincing record of contemporary life that it has become a more important form of documentation than written records. - GRE Issue 4

According to the speaker, the video recording is a more important means of document hag contemporary life than a written record because video recordings are more accurate and convincing. Although I agree that a video provides a more objective and accurate record of an event's spatial aspects, there is far more to document ha life than what we see and hear. Thus the speaker overstates the comparative significance of video as a documentary tool.

For the purpose of documenting temporal, spatial events and experiences, I agree that a video record is usually more accurate and more convincing th...

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