1. (for)tv is a good thing because it give you access to news channels to keep up-to date about what’s going on around the world
2. (for) tv is a good thing because it gives you entertainment for when you have nothing to do
1.( against) tv is a waste of money especially if you don’t watch it all the time
2. (against) tv can negatively affect someone physically and mentally if they watch too much of it all the time
hope these helped steer you in the right direction
I would say this would classify as a downward comparison as the person is talking about Mark who has a poorer job situation than him and this could be used to bolster the speaker's ego or to knock poor Mark or could just be an observation.
