Computer security as portrayed on TV frequently does look silly.
This is a fully general counterargument: "X as portrayed on TV frequently does look silly"
A fully general argument is not "an argument where you can substitute something for X and get something grammatical". Not all things look silly on TV with the same frequency.
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